Information for record number MWA1270:
Findspot - Roman coin hoard

Summary Findspot - a hoard of Roman coins was found 900m south west of Rattleburrow Plantation.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ettington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A ?hoard of Roman coins was found early in 1947 by two County Council workmen, Douglas Edgington of Halford and Walter Grantham (now deceased) of Ettington. The coins were discovered during road widening operations on the Fosse Way between Halford and Ettington. They were approximately 0.46m below the surface on the W side of the road at the above grid reference (273476) and opposite the junction with the minor road to Fulready. There was no trace of any container and the coins were scattered over an area 0.9m in length. A number of the coins were saved, but unfortunately they have since disappeared.
2 List of coins found in the district.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Roman Coins
Author/originator: Burge D W
Date: Unknown
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Roman Coins from Shipston on Stour and District
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. back

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