Find Spot record 8030/30 - Roman Finds, Chester Castle

An aureus of Vespasian was found 'in making the foundations of the Castle'. The obverse reads - IMP COES VESP AVG CEN, while the reverse has a figure with an olive branch standing by an altar, and is inscribed PAX AVG (1). Now lost (2). A legionary antefix was also found at the Castle (3).

<1> Hemingway, J., 1831, History of Chester, from its foundation to the present time. Volume 2, 2/354 (Book). SCH1412.

<2> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, /239 (Book). SCH2878.

<3> n/a, 1857, A Brief Abstract of the Proceedings of the Society (from January 1853 to December 1855), 1853 lst ser 1/423 (Article in Journal). SCH5503.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/175 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<5> Lloyd-Morgan G., 1986, Records of ‘aurei’ from Chester, Lloyd Morgan G 1985 68/71-77 (Article in Journal). SCH5944.