10 Pence - Charles III Roman Baths

The Isle of Man has no Roman Baths. The Roman Baths depicted here are in Bath, Somerset — a site the Romans called Aquae Sulis, built around a natural hot spring sacred to the goddess Sulis, whom they syncretised with Minerva. The Isle of Man sits outside the boundary of Roman occupation entirely, making this an unusual curatorial choice for a Manx coin. The site at Bath remained in continuous use through the Roman period before falling into disrepair after withdrawal in the early 5th century, with the medieval city effectively burying the complex until systematic excavation began in the 1870s.