Information for record number MWA7958:
Roman Coin hoard from Chessetts Wood

Summary Findspot - a coin hoard dating to the Roman period was found near Chessetts Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 In the summer of 1778, within the manor of Knowle and parish of Hampton in Arden, in the county of Warwick, in ploughing the share of the plough struck against an earthern urn of a dark brown colour and rude workmanship, which being broken by the shock its contents were found to be a mass of Roman coins in weight about 15 pounds. Many of the coins proved to be those of the emperor Gallienus, his wife Salonina senior, the younger Tetricus, and other usurpers in Britain during the reign of Gallienus. They are mostly copper or that metal washed with tin or silver. The spot on which the urn was found is an eminence as considerable as any in that part of the country.
2 In 1772 (sic) was found in this parish and Knoll manor, a dark brown urn containing 15lb weight of coins of the lower Empire.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Archaeologia
Author/originator:
Date: 1779
Page Number: 413
Volume/Sheet: 7
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Gentlemen's Magazine
Author/originator:
Date: 1795
Page Number: 988
Volume/Sheet: Part 2
   
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source Archaeologia Archaeologia, a journal published by the Society of Antiquaries of London. The journals contain articles relating to the archaeology of Britain and Europe. Recent 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 URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument MAGAZINE * A building in which a supply of arms, ammunition and provisions for an army is stored. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. back

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