Information for record number MWA7118:
Roman Coin Scatter

Summary Findspot - a scatter of Roman coins was found 800m south west 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 39 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 A scatter of Roman coins brought to the Museum for identification, 16 coins in total, 3rd - 4th century in date.
2 The grid ref given on the enquiry form should possibly read SP3970, not SP3940.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3019
Author/originator: Wise P
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3019
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: EJJ
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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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