Salem, Ceredigion Explained

Salem is a small Welsh village in Ceredigion, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers. The closest village is Penrhyn-coch.

The Salem Independent Church was built in 1864, in a similar style to the older church at Capel Bangor.[1]

In 1998, a hoard of Roman coins was discovered within the village by metal detector, following a routine pipe excavation by Welsh Water. The 48 coins featured a range of 3rd century emperors, and were displayed in the Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth.[2] The hoard is believed to date from the 290s, as a single coin of Carausius (ruled 287–293) was found at the site.[3]

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52.441°N -3.96°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lloyd . Thomas . Orbach . Julian . Scourfield . Robert . Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion . 2006 . Yale University Press . 0300101791 . 558 . 29 June 2018 . en.
  2. ANCIENT HOARDS . The Numismatic Chronicle . 2001 . 161 . 336–7 . 27 September 2020 . 0078-2696.
  3. Burnham . Barry C. . Roman Britain in 1998 . Britannia . 1999 . 30 . 320 . 10.2307/526690 . 0068-113X.