MSO7799 - Roman coin hoard west of Raleigh's Cross (Find Spot)

Summary

A Roman coin hoard in a pot, found in 1847 near Roal's Corner, west of Raleigh's Cross.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

In 1847 a small pot containing eight Roman coins was found in a cutting through a hedge or earth bank, on the boundary between the parishes of Upton and Withiel Florey. The coins included a silver denarius of Trajan, and seven bronze coins (including one of Trajan). Two of the coins are in the Spencer G. Perceval collection. (The boundaries of the two parishes have never been contiguous, as Brompton Regis lay between them before it absorbed Withiel. Their closest approach is in the area ST 00 32). [1,2] This hoard was found near Roal's Corner, ST 030 343, west of Raleigh's Cross. The known range of the coins is Hadrian - Trajan (AD98-138), and coins of Nerva and Trajan are in Taunton Museum. [3-5] Additional Bibilography. [6,7] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [8]

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Serial: Somerset County Gazette. 9 September 1882.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgwater. David and Charles Limited. 98, 168, 208.
  • <3> Monograph: Page, J.L.W.. 1890. An Exploration of Exmoor and the Hill Country of West Somerset: With Notes on its Archaeology. 215-6.
  • <4> Unpublished document: c.1908. Catalogue of Collection of Minerals in Taunton Museum. 8.
  • <5> Serial: Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset. Volume 27 (1958), 36.
  • <6> Article in serial: Seaby, W.A.. 1952. Notes: Notes on Roman Coins From West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 97. Part II, pp 189-192. p 191.
  • <7> Monograph: Page, W. (editor). 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Archibald Constable and Company, Limited (London). 1. 368.
  • <8> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 188484, Extant 31 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Rejected)
  • National Monuments Record reference: ST 03 SW18
  • National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 188484
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33911

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Grid reference ST 029 342 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet ST03SW
Civil Parish OLD CLEEVE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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May 31 2022 1:01PM

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