Information for record number MWA9333:
Coin Hoard near Alvecote Wood

Summary Findspot - a number of Roman coins were discovered in farmland south of Shuttington (near Alvecote Wood).
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shuttington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A small scattered hoard. Nearly two hundred coins were collected of which 158 were brought to Warwickshire Museum for recording and identification. The coins were all bronze, AE 3 and AE 4 size, issued by various members of the House of Constantine (AD 306-363). A previous hoard was discovered in Alvecote Wood (WA183) which may be related to this one.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Coin Hoards From Roman Britain
Author/originator:
Date: 1997
Page Number: 141, 142 , 387, 388 and others.
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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