Information for record number MWA5695:
Findspot - Roman finds in Bidford on Avon.

Summary Findspot - various finds, including coins, dating to the Roman period, were found 500m south of Marlcliff.
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 09 50
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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 in 1987: Coin of Constantine I (332-3).
2 Finds made with a metal detector in 1988: Base of T-shaped brooch, coin of Marcus Aurelius (late 2nd century), coin of Constans (c347-8).
3 Finds made in 1989: Assorted finds comprising plate fragment, two nails (one decorated), strip with rivet, double looped fitting, pin with twisted wire drum head and brooch spring.
4 Finds made in 1989: Coins from the 1st century and 4th century. Finds made in 1989: Assorted finds comprising head of a Dolphon brooch of the mid 1st century, head of a Rosette brooch of the mid 1st century, copper alloy object, stud and unidentified object.
5 Finds made in 1990: Four coins of the 3rd and 4th century and a brooch of the Polden Hill type of the 1st century.
6 Find made in 1990: Coins of the 1st and 4th century.
7 Find made in 1991: Bronze mount in the form of an animal head.
8 Romano British brooch found, probably dated to the 2nd century. The brooch consists of a rectangular plate and has five (originally six) lugs at each corner. Traces of red enamel survive in the hollowed centres of three of these lugs, and there are also traces of red and white enamel at either end of the main plate. The iron pin on reverse, now lost.
9 An illustration is included with this enquiry form.
10 Roman cosmetic tool and eleven potsherds found at SP09815001 in 1987.
11 A possible coin of Nero, 1st century, and another coin, probably of the 4th century, were found in July 1990 at SP0985500.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1109
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/1109
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1541
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1541
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3040
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3040
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1450
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1450
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2071
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2071
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2446
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2446
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1801
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1801
   
Source No: 10
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 893
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 893
   
Source No: 11
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2103
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2103
   
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Glossary

 
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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 SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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