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.

52°26′28″N 3°57′36″W / 52.441°N 3.960°W / 52.441; -3.960


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