Information for record number MWA1652:
Findspot - Roman coin hoard

Summary Findspot - a hoard of Roman coins was found 150m north of The Beresteads.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A hoard of 29 denarii was found recently in the Griff granite quarry. It is improbable that the whole of the hoard has been recovered. Coins of the late 2nd century - early 3rd century are represented.
2 Hoard of 29 coins found Oct 1920 with a date range from 33 BC to 235 AD. They were discovered in an old vase which was destroyed by the quarryman who discovered it. They have been lent to Nuneaton Museum.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Numismatic Chronicle
Author/originator: Mattingly H
Date: 1921
Page Number: 145-9
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 39SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 39SE2
   
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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
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 VASE * A large, decorative garden ornament resembling a vase. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument GRANITE QUARRY * A site where granite is excavated. back

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