Information for record number MWA7512:
Celtic Coin Hoard from Bedworth

Summary Findspot - a coin hoard of Iron Age gold coins or staters was found in Bedworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A savings hoard of Celtic gold coins or staters has been found near Bedworth. 11 coins were recovered all issued by the Corieltauvi, they range in date from c50 BC to AD 20.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1994
Page Number: 91-2
Volume/Sheet: 37
   
Images:  
A hoard of Iron Age coins from Bedworth
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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An Iron Age coin from a hoard found near Bedworth
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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 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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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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