Findspot - Roman metal finds from Bidford on Avon

Description of this historic site

Findspot - various finds of Roman date, including coins, brooches and rings, were found south of Stratford Road, Bidford on Avon.

Notes about this historic site

1 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Roman 1st or 2nd century sestertius. Features of face gone.
2 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Coin of Constantius I and an AE 3/4 unidentified.
3 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Clasp end of a bow brooch, knobbed at end.
4 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin possibly of Constantine from the 3rd to 4th century.
5 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Brooch of the Polden Hill type from the 1st century.
6 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin, Sestertius of the 2nd century and ornamental strip.
7 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin of Maximinianus (306-307).
8 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin of Claudius II (268-270) and coin of Carausius (287-293).
9 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Pinhead in a shape of a female.
10 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Unidentified coin of the 1st/2nd century.
11 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Brooch of the Polden Hill type from the 1st century and brooch of the Trumpet type from the 1st to 2nd century
12 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Fitting and fragment of brooch of unidentified type.
13 Find made with a metal detector in 1990 at SP108512: An acorn decorative mount and another ornamental mount, both possibly Roman.
14 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Brooch, very corroded, possibly Langton Down type and decorated pin.
15 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Polden Hill brooch of the 1st century.
16 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Constantine I (335-337).
17 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Crispus Caesar (321-324).
18 Finds made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of no definite identification, coin of Constantine of the 4th century and brooch of Polden Hill type from the 1st century.
19 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Constantius II (353-365).
20 Finds made with a metal detector in 1992: Two bronze finger rings, one with intertwined leaf decoration, the other with two white dots set against red enamelling.
21 Find made with a metal detector in 1992: Bronze ornamental spike or nail, possibly a hair-pin. Probably Roman. Illustration mentioned on enquiry form which is missing.
22 Find made with a metal detector in 1992: A Roman silver spoon at ‘Tower Hill Right track’.
23 Find made in 1992 at ‘Tower Hill, right side top end’. A 1st Century Roman Republican denarius.
24 Find made in 1993: A coin of Trajan (98-117).
25 Two ornamental studs were found in 1989 at SP108521.
26 A Polden Hill type brooch and the head of a Trumpet type brooch were found in 1990 at SP10655210.

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