Dumfries, River Nith
Coin (Gold)(Roman)
Site Name Dumfries, River Nith
Classification Coin (Gold)(Roman)
Canmore ID 65559
Site Number NX97NE 29
NGR NX 9742 7543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65559
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX97NE 29 9742 7543.
In the river, nearly opposite to the town mills, was found a gold coin of about the circumference of a sixpence, and the thickness of a half-crown, bearing the inscription 'Augustus' round the impression of a Roman Head.
NSA 1845
An aureus of Augustus was found about 1790 in the Nith, nearly opposite the town mills.
J Davidson 1949
The description of a Roman 'aureus' is not to be mistaken. If the legend be really complete as it stands, the coin was probably one of the issues of Augustus himself.
G Macdonald 1918
Sited approximately to NX 9742 7543 from information above.
Visited by OS (EGC) 8 December 1960