Information for record number MWA4642:
Findspot - Late Iron Age and Roman finds, Exhall

Summary Findspot - various finds of Late Iron Age or Roman date were found 200m north east of the church at Exhall. The finds included pottery, coins and brooches.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Late Iron Age - Romano-British (100 BC - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Exhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Five sherds of Roman pottery, coin of Constantine I (330-1), coin of Constantius II (347-8) and a Roman bronze coin - too poor to identify, also a possible Late Iron Age or Roman button clasp.
2 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 included ten Roman 3rd to 4th century coins, a bronze disc brooch, and fragment of a bronze buckle.
3 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: A Roman coin of Faustina Junior (d175).
4 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Trumpet brooch, very worn 1st-3rd century sestertius, coin of Valentinian I (364-75), coin of ?Gratian (367-83).
5 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Coin of ?Carausius (287-93).
6 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Two 4th century probable imitations and one probably 4th century House of Valentinian.
7 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Eleven Roman coins, a bronze disc brooch, the foot of a trumpet brooch, bow and catch- plate of cross-bow brooch and a finger ring.
 
Sources

Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 549
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Date: 1986
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Volume/Sheet: 549
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 551
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/551
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 532
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 461
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/461
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 773
Author/originator:
Date: 1987
Page Number: C5588
Volume/Sheet: 773
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 599
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/599
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 591
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/591
   
Images:  
A Roman trumpet brooch found in Exhall parish
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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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 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 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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