Findspot - Roman coin hoard from Alvecote Wood, Shuttington
Description of this historic site
Findspot - a coin hoard, a group of coins deposited together. This hoard comprised bronze coins dating to the Roman period. They were discovered in Alvecote Wood, 1km south of Alvecote.
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Notes about this historic site
1 1871: Urn containing c800 ‘small bronze coins’, found in the same area as other hoards (PRN 181, 182) and a few of the coins were given to the Tamworth Natural History Society.
2 Finds now lost.
3 A hoard of 130 copper-bronze coins found at Alvecote, reported to have been found “300 SSE of the priory”.
4 158 bronze coins to A.D. 348.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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