Find Spot record 8030/20 - Roman Finds, South End of City Road

This monument refers to a number of chance finds, recovered at various times under non-archaeological conditions, in the same area at the south end of City Road. In 1899, three Samian vessels marked ALBI, OF I FIRMI, OF RVF were found near the Bank of Liverpool, City Road. All now in the Grosvenor Museum. In 1920, a further Samian vessel marked DAGOMA(RVS) F was found in City Road (1). In 1934, a coin of Trajan was found. Obv: bust radiate. Rev: spes left, Legends obliterated (2). c1983, a large fragment of the foot ring of a South Gaulish Samian dish Dr l8R, dated cAD 80 - 110, was found in the gutter of the slip-road of the City Road roundabout by Mr A K Whitehouse and retained by him (3).

<1> Hayter. A.G.K., 1925, Report on Roman Potters’ marks found in Chester, Hayter A G K 1925 26/13,18,24,30 (Article in Journal). SCH5691.

<2> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1948, Records of Archaeological Finds VI, Newstead R 1946 36/148 (Article in Journal). SCH5761.

<3> multiple authors, 1983, Stray Finds, p101 (Article in Journal). SCH5811.

<4> 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.