Information for record number MWA3240:
Findspot - Roman brass coin

Summary Findspot - a coin dating to the Roman period was found 500m north west of the cricket ground, Kenilworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Roman gold coin of Constantine II, 1964.
2 A coin of Constantine II was found in the garden of a house in Warwick Road, Kenilworth, in 1964. This is a 3rd century brass in excellent condition. The finder still has the coin. His mother indicated the findspot.
3 Third brass minted 330-337 AD at Trier.
4 Note mistake in OS description of coin.
5 Notes discrepancy between
1 and
3. Says
3 almost certainly the correct interpretation.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Windmills
Author/originator: WAS
Date:
Page Number: 40
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Three RB findspots
Author/originator: Bland R
Date: 2005
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CRICKET GROUND * The entire playing area and associated buildings upon which the game of cricket is played. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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