Information for record number MWA6623:
Findspot - Roman coins & bronze brooch in Bidford on Avon.

Summary Findspot - Roman coins and a brooch were found 200m north west of Bidford Bridge.
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 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Two coins of the 3rd & 4th century.
2 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: 3 coins of the 3rd & 4th century.
3 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: A lions foot ornament from a stand, brooch-head fragment, ornament fragment and a copper alloy ornament fragment with pin for attachment to a wooden box etc.
4 Find made with a metal detector in 1990: A coin of the 3rd century.
5 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990 at SP09755205 : A coin of the 3rd century, a coin of Carausius(?) and a fragment of dolphin type bronze brooch of the 1st/2nd century.
6 Find made with a metal detector in 1990: Coin of the 4th century.
7 Three coins and the head of a brooch found in 1987 at SP09755185. Two of the coins were of the 3rd century and one was a possible worn sestertius.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1735
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1735
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2257
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1992
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1992
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1708
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1708
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1471
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1471
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2254
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2257
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 814
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/814
   
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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
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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