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Findspot - Roman finds

Summary Findspot - two coins dating to the late 3rd century AD and pottery dating to the Roman period were found 1km north east of Southam.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Southam
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 Two coins from the 3rd century were reported by metal detectorists to Coventry Museum. Small quantities of greyware have also been recovered by metal detectorists at this location.
2 One of the coins appears to show Emperor Probus, dating to 276-282AD while the other shows Emperor Claudius II dating to 268-270AD (posthumous issue).
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology 34 (WMA Volume 34)
Author/originator: CBA Group 8
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 34
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Finds List 1991
Author/originator: Coventry Museum
Date: 1991
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are 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 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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