Findspot - Roman finds

Description of this historic site

Findspot - two coins dating to the late 3rd century AD and pottery dating to the Roman period were found 1km north east of Southam.

Notes about this historic site

1 Two coins from the 3rd century were reported by metal detectorists to Coventry Museum. Small quantities of greyware have also been recovered by metal detectorists at this location.

2 One of the coins appears to show Emperor Probus, dating to 276-282AD while the other shows Emperor Claudius II dating to 268-270AD (posthumous issue).

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