Ceredigion

(1) Llanarth (SN 42 58): 25 denarii, dating from a.d. 70 to a.d. 165, were found in a roughly funnel-shaped area c. 63 m in length, indicating that the coins were probably scattered from their original location by ploughing. Four of the coins were found corroded together. The only other objects found in the field were of post-medieval date and there was no evidence of a container for the hoard. The coins of Marcus Aurelius are the least worn coins in the hoard, whereas the coins of Vespasian are among the most worn, indicating that the older coins were in circulation for longer before they were deposited. The composition of the hoard is typical of a second-century denarius hoard. These factors indicate that the coins were deposited together on a single occasion, rather than lost over a period of time. Very few Roman coin hoards have been discovered in Ceredigion, this hoard being the first recorded from Ceredigion since the 1840s. Vespasian 5; Titus 1; Domitian 2; Nerva 1; Trajan 6; Hadrian 4; Sabina 1; Antoninus Pius 2; Marcus Aurelius 3.Footnote ¹

Powys

(1) Llywel (SN 86 29): 22 Roman copper-alloy coins were found in two groups 50–60 m apart. The coins are in very poor condition, being incomplete, very worn and very corroded. Almost all the detail on all the coins has been lost but based on size, weight and shape, the coins date to the second century a.d. and comprise a mix of sestertii, dupondii and asses. The similarities in the composition and condition of the two groups suggest that they may have originally been buried together, then separated and scattered by later ploughing. The field in which the coins were found is adjacent to the route of the Roman road from Brecon Gaer to Llandovery (RR5).Footnote ²

(2) Sennybridge, Gardiners Hill Roman Marching Camp (SN 87600 39500): a detailed gradiometer survey was conducted with the aim of establishing the presence and nature of any archaeological features, particularly those related to a Roman fort detected by LiDAR in 2023. Anomalies that appeared to correspond with two sides of the fort were recorded: sections of an embankment were detailed on the west and north sides and an associated internal ditch was recoded to the west. No features indicative of the south and east sides were identified. A possible trackway was also recorded as running north–south for 84 m within the perimeter of the fort, along with a smaller north-west to south-east section. However, although the trackway is apparently ‘inside’ the fort, it is not necessarily contemporary with it.Footnote ³