Record ID: NMGW-34C32C
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Descriptions Socketed axe fragment Dimensions: surviving length 24.5mm; surviving width 50.8mm; width at break 42.0mm; thickness at break 12mm; weight 54.8g. This is the lower blade and cutting edge of a socketed axe, broken across the internal socket aperture in antiquity. The cutting edge is worn and damaged so the original edge no longer survives, but curved shape and the curved expanding nature of the sides suggest it may have originally possessed slightly flared tips. The incomplete nature of this axe means it cannot be definitely assigned a type. The break has occ…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: IARCH-2EE986
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of 10 barbarous radiates, possibly part of a larger hoard, found before 1995.
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Port Eynon Point', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-BB20A9
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 36 no. 183: ""A hoard of possibly thirty coins was found in building Gowerton County School for Girls, Dunvant Road; thirteen have been traced by Mrs. Williams and are 1 AE and 2 AE of Vespasian 1 Domitian 2 Trajan 5 Hadrian 3 Pius 2." (Footnote: "Information from Mrs. Williams, Royal Institute of South Wales, Swansea.") JRS, XXIX (1939), 200 1 coin said to be in Swansea Museum was not seen in 1948 (ASR)"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gowerton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-DD39FA
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 57 no. 281: ""Mr. Dods, writing from Park, March 23, 1826, described this find: 'The coins were found, 1823, at Pengwern Farm, adjoining Leithryd in the parish of Ilston, amongst the loose stones and rubbish of a limestone quarry close to a kiln. They were dispersed through a space scarcely exceeding 18 or 20 inches square and in general lay within 12 inches of the surface, over most part of which a slight turf has formed since the removal of the rubbish. No vessel or fragments of any were found near the spot, though sought for. They were all denares [sic] of the E…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pengwern', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-F195EC
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 185 no. 764: "In 1933, in a quarry, a skeleton was found and also 91 "coins lay beside the body: from accounts given by the finders they were originally in some fabric container of which traces were still visible, but it was impossible to save any of this. The only other objects met with were two much corroded iron nails with large round heads, of Roman type." The coins were all ant: Ant. Gallienus 8 Postumus 3 Victorinus 20 Claudius II 5 Tetricus I 16 Tetricus II 13 Probus 1 uncertain radiates 25 91 (1 deified) -W.F. Grimes, in BBCS, VII (1933-5), 20…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilston', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-82A606
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 171 no. 734: "At the Gwindy, "on the first of June, 1835, a tremendous thunderstorm exposed what a little girl (who passed just after it was over) supposed to be buttons; she picked up a handful, and took them home, which upon examination, proved to be coins. It was very soon noised abroad, and a number of persons went over, and, as may be supposed, they scrambled and pulled the vessel out piecemeal. Information was brought me that coins had been discovered, and I immediately sent over a person, with particular orders, if possible, to get the vessel in which they ha…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llansamlet', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-77D873
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 307 no. 1267: "27 Feb. 1856 "Mr. Syer Cumming read the following notice of coins found at Lougher [sic], Caermarthen, laid before the Association by Mr. Eaton.. The first to notice is one of high interest and antiquity - a chalcos of Syracuse, similar to one figured in Bti's Thesaurus Brandenburgicus, lib. ii, p. 289, where it is assigned to Gelo I.. Though the Romans secured their conquests in South Wales by erecting several stations, none of their money occurs in this trouvaille of an earlier date than the last half of the third century. They are all third bras…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loughor', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-FA16BB
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 213 no. 870: ""On 13 November 1966 a hoard of Roman coins, buried in a bronze bowl, was discovered during excavations for a septic tank on Mr. David Heard's new housing development at Penard, Gower (Glamorgan). 2,583 pieces - the original total was probably a little higher - were seized by the police on behalf of the coroner, but on advice from the National Museum of Wales it was decided that the silver-content of the coins was too low to justify the institution of treasure-trove proceedings.. As Plate IV shows, the container was badly damaged, but its shape was re…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pennard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-35E9EE
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 191 no. 789: ""In 1938, three Roman coins (now in the Royal Institution of South Wales) were found just above high-water mark on the east side of Oxwich Point. Their position - under a small slab of limestone - and condition suggest a hoard. Further search has produced no result." There were one ant. And two Alexandrian tetradrachms. Ant. Tetradrachms Treb. Gallus 1 Gallienus (sole reign) 1 Probus 1 1 2 -A.W., in BBCS, IX (1937-9), 379, types -2 coins, of Gallienus and Probus, in Royal Institution of South Wales, now Swansea Museum Examined, 1948 (ASR)"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oxwich', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-AB70D1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 221 no. 901: ""Jan. 1836. During the rough weather which prevailed at the close of the preceding year, seven third brass coins of the Emperor Carausius were found on the beach at the back of Port Tenant and were purchased by Mr. C.C. Francis. Within three months of the last mentioned discovery he [i.e. Mr. Francis] procured from the same locality and same person a beautiful and well preserved third brass coin of Allectus." The description showed that this was a quinarius of Allectus (obv. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG rev. VIRTVS AVG Galley [QL]) -L.W. Dillwyn, Contribu…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Port Tennant', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-3C8A23
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 255 no. 1074: ""Hoard. In 1871 four coins, representing the years AD 305-37, were found together at 9 Castle Bailey Street, Swansea (Grant Francis MS).": Folles Maximinus Daza 1 Constantine I 2 Crispus 1 4 -Audrey Williams, in BBCS, IX (1937-9), 292, some types -3 out of 4 folles were of Maximinus Daza (GENIO POP ROM), Constantine I (BEATA TRANQVILLITAS), and Crispus (CAESARVM NOSTRORVM VOT V). The first two coins were minted at Trier, that of Crispus at Aquileia. Examined, 1948 (ASR), in Royal Institution of S. Wales, Swansea"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swansea (Castle Bailey Street)', grid reference and parish protected.