Information for record number MWA2337:
Findspot - Roman coins in Bidford on Avon

Summary Findspot - various Roman coins and other metal finds have been found 500m north of Bidford-on-Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Finds made with a metal detector included a Roman coin of Carausius (?) Antoninianus (late 3rd century).
2 Further finds made included a head fragment of a dolphin brooch, a buckle or strap end of possible Roman date and two probable 3rd/4th century Roman coins which are impossible to identify.
3 Further finds made included four Roman coins (Faustina II, Magnentius, Valens and unidentified), and parts of horse harness - possibly Roman.
4 Drawing of possible horse harness fitting.
5 A Roman coin of Decentius found in 1986 at SP10505275.
 
Sources
Source No: 6
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Drawings of items found in Bidford on Avon
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1986
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 317
Author/originator:
Date: 1985
Page Number: 317
Volume/Sheet: E/317
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 322
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 322
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 547
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number: 547
Volume/Sheet: Enquiry Form
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Receipt form no 2855
Author/originator:
Date: 1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2855
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 DOLPHIN * A cluster of piles for mooring a vessel. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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