Information for record number MWA1004:
Findspot - Roman coin hoard

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that a hoard of Roman coins was found at this site at the end of the 18th century. The coins had been put inside an urn. The hoard was found 3km south east of Stratford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 About 1790, at Monks Close, adjoining the London road, two and a half miles from Stratford, an urn containing a great number of Roman coins, both gold and silver, was ploughed up. The informant only saw one of them and that was of Magnus Maximus. The greater part of the hoard came into the possession of Boot of Atherstone-on-Stour who occupies the land.
2 An urn of gold and silver coins (one of Magnus Maximus) is said to have been found here, or near here, in 1786. A gold coin of Valens (PRN 1003) could have been part of this hoard.
3 At the above grid reference, approximately two and a half miles S of Stratford on the London road is a bridge once tended by the Priory of Worcester. This probably marks Monks Close.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Gents Magazine
Author/originator: Jordan J
Date: 1794
Page Number: 507
Volume/Sheet: 64 pt 1
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 1, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Doubleday H A & Page W (eds)
Date: 1904
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument MAGAZINE * A building in which a supply of arms, ammunition and provisions for an army is stored. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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