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  • Sheriffhales Roman Investigation Report
    December 16th, 2013 in Newsletter

    The Sheriffhales Roman investigation was carried out by members of the Newport History Society on the 14th November 2013. It took place in the field where the ‘Sheriffhales Roman Coin Hoard’ was found by Mr Terry Hayward on the 2nd August 2009. The aim of the survey was to locate the site of the hoard and re-excavate it in an attempt to find further coins and pottery related to the original hoard. When the hoard was discovered, only the base of the pot was found to remain intact. The rest…

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  • Sheriffhales Roman Coin Hoard
    October 28th, 2010 in Newsletter

    The hoard was found by Mr. Terry Hayward with the aid of a metal detector on Sunday the 2nd August 2009 in the Sheriffhales area. The pot in which the Roman coin hoard was found. A total of 86 bronze coins were recovered, dating from the reign of Vespasian (AD69-79) to the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD138-161). Two types of coin were found to make up the hoard, sestertii and dupondii. These are large, low denomination bronze coins (sestertii being the larger of the two) issued from the 1st…

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  • Our Recent Digs – Lavender Farm, Pickstock
    October 24th, 2010 in Newsletter

    Dig planned at farm in hunt for clues to medieval village. Archaeological digs will take place at a farm near Newport in an attempt to unearth evidence that it was once the centre of a medieval village. And their interest was roused further when a quick look round the site revealed a knapped flint, possibly from Neolithic period, and a 17th century  clay pipe bowl. Robin Spencer owns the farm with his wife, Joanna, and grows lavender. He said: “Julian Meeson of Newport History Society…

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