Find Spot record MDO8016 - Roman coin found on Swanage beach in 1961, Swanage

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Local schoolboy, Arnold Curtis, found a Roman coin of Constantine I at a depth of 3 feet at Swanage beach in 1961. The coin is dated to AD332.

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SZ 03117896. A Roman coin of Constantine I was found in 1961, by a local schoolboy on Swanage beach at a depth of 3ft, close to the promenade wall. The coin was dated as AD 332. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1963. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1962. 84. 116.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 611.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457469.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0311 7896 (point)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 104
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 15
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457469

Record last edited

Mar 20 2023 10:34AM

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