Information for record number MWA7501:
Roman Coin Hoard

Summary Findspot - a hoard of Roman coins was found in the Kenilworth area. The exact location of the Findspot is unknown.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Dispersed Roman coin hoard found by metal detector on farm land near Kenilworth between December 1992 and early February 1993. The coins are all denarii except for a single unidentified sestertius and cover a date range from AD 70 to AD 207.
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Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J and Ireland S
Date: 1993
Page Number: 90
Volume/Sheet: 36
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Coin Hoards From Roman Britain
Author/originator:
Date: 1997
Page Number: 141, 142 , 387, 388 and others.
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A Roman coin of Hadrian from the Kenilworth hoard
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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A Roman coin from a hoard found in Kenilworth
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A Roman coin from a hoard found in Kenilworth
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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
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 FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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