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Findspot - Roman finds

Summary Findspot - Roman coins and other items were found on Windmill Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Compton Wynyates
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 42
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Assortment of various coins originating from different mints, dating from AD270-361. A bracelet fragment in a rope design was also found.
2 6 Roman coins, 3rd century and 4th century, found by metal detector at SP 32 42.
3 33 Roman coins; copper alloy artefacts consisting of; 3 Romano-British brooch fragments and part of a cosmetic implement.
4 Further 11 Roman coins, (of which six were unidentifiable), a finger ring and a brooch fragment were found at the same grid reference, in or before 1995.
5 Sixteen identified Roman coins, seventeen unidentified Roman coins, three brooch fragments and four potsherds, of which one was a mortarium rim fragment found in found in, or before 1994 at SP32824265.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3277
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1994
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3159
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Date: 1994
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3159
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3162
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1994
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3358
Author/originator:
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/3358
   
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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 WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MINT * A place where money is coined under public authority. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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