Information for record number MWA5844:
Findspot - Roman coins from the area of Princethorpe

Summary Findspot - several Roman coins were found in the area of Princethorpe.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Princethorpe
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A number of coins of the 3rd and 4th century reported by metal detectorist.
2 These coins may be the same as those listed in this correspondence file, and which are entered under MWA9779.
3 Nine Roman coins from the Princethorpe area found in October 1990 and reported by a metal detectorist. The exact location is unclear as the grid reference of SP700403 on the enquiry form must be an error.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Roman and Medieval Chance Finds reported to Birmingham City Museum 1979-1991
Author/originator: Birmingham City Museum Dept of Archaeology
Date: 1991
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2225
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2225
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2207
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2207
   
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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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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. 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

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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