Information for record number MWA7508:
Iron Age Coin found in Alcester

Summary Find of Iron Age Cunobeline coin.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 'Trinovantes' silver unit of Cunobelin found by metal detector in Autumn 1994.
2 Iron Age unit Cunobelin found in Alcester "1/4 mile from Alcester, near Roman road and river".
3 This may be the same coin in both references
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Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1994
Page Number: 91-2
Volume/Sheet: 37
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3314
Author/originator:
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3314
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Find of Iron Age coin in Alcester
Author/originator: Emma Jones
Date: 2004
Page Number:
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
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 Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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