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| Victoria Quote | Reply | | Shipley Roman Coin Hoard posted on: 3/9/2004 3:14:22 PM Does anyone have any information about the whereabouts of the Roman Coins found in 1890 on the Shipley Hall Estate - I know that the Roman Urn and 10 of the coins are now in Derby Museum but wondered if anyone had any news on the others? |
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RMMee
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replied on: 3/9/2004 10:47:34 PM I asked at the History Society tonight - general belief is that most of it was lost, and there is talk that for some time after the find Roman coins turned up regularly in and around Ilkeston. It might be worth checking whether there is anything at the Erewash Museum at Ilkeston. Robert |
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RMMee
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replied on: 9/25/2004 4:54:09 AM They were found on the course of the then being built Great Northern Line from Ilkeston to Heanor Gate - where exactly I don't know. |
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simonsboswell
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replied on: 1/31/2005 11:46:32 AM Most of the coins disappeared at the time into the workers pockets. If memory serves the location was in the area of the old foot bridge close to the dismantled shipley station. |
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philfred
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replied on: 3/3/2005 4:14:14 PM From the 1895 Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire "During the construction of the Great Nortern railway a Roman urn, containing about 1,000 brass coins, was found some twelve inches below below the surface. The coins were covered with verdigris, and so matted together that force had to be used to separate them. They were quickly distributed amongst the navvies and others who were near. The late Nathan Ball collected nineteen from several persons which, on examination, proved to belong to the reigns of various Emperors from Claudius, A.D. 41, to Tacitus, A.D. 276. The urn was, unfortunately, broken and is now in the possession of C. S. Smith Esq., steward to the Shipley estate." I hope the above is of interest to all, a great shame that the location of the find is not given more exactly. |
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