Find Spot record 8030/15 - Roman Coin, Foregate Street (Little Dolphin)

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Summary

A coin of Tetricus I (AD 271 - 274), found on Foregate Street in 1904. Isolated coins are one of the most frequent discoveries in the English countryside. Coins may reflect the wealth and power of a settlement, and their distribution can help us analyse the geographical extent of territories or trace major commercial routes. During the Roman period coins were also an important means of distributing the image of the emperor across the empire. Often they carried pictures of gods or genii on the other side.

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A coin of Tetricus I (AD 271 - 274) was found at the Little Dolphin, Foregate Street, on 1 April 1904 (1). The location of the Little Dolphin is unknown; it is not on 1:500 first edition map 1875 in CCR. No further information is available on the nature of this discovery, and the monument's GIS point is placed in the centre of the street.


<1> Davies. J. T (Reverend)., 1921, Catalogue of the Roman Coins in the Chester Museum, Davies J T & Longbottom F W 1921 24/151 (Article in Journal). SCH5687.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/172 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in Journal: Davies. J. T (Reverend).. 1921. Catalogue of the Roman Coins in the Chester Museum. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 24: 2. Davies J T & Longbottom F W 1921 24/151.
  • <2> Book: Harris, B.E. (ed). 1987. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I. 1/172 Petch D F 1987.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 409 663 (point) Approximate Position
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Apr 15 2024 11:48AM