Salem, Ceredigion

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Capel Salem

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]

References

  1. Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2006). Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Yale University Press. p. 558. ISBN   0300101791 . Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. "ANCIENT HOARDS". The Numismatic Chronicle. 161: 336–7. 2001. ISSN   0078-2696 . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Roman Britain in 1998" . Britannia. 30: 320. 1999. doi:10.2307/526690. ISSN   0068-113X.

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