Information for record number MWA3629:
Findspot - Roman copper coin

Summary Findspot - a Roman coin was found in the area of Rugby. The exact location of the Findspot is unknown.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 Find of a Roman coin from Aurelian period (270-5). Copper. Found in Rugby, exact site unknown, but probably a coin brought back from Gallipoli.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: WM
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date:
Page Number: 44
Volume/Sheet: Map and Notes
   
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

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