Find Spot record 366/0/0 - Romano-British finds from Blackgrounds, precise locations unknown

{1} A coin, probably of Constantine, found at Blackgrounds pre 1968.

{2} Finds including a brass cunobelin, 2 other brass coins, a small imperial Greek brass of Caracalla and a Saxon sceatta

{3} Samian, Nene valley ware and other pot sherds and small objects have been picked up and still abound over a large area.

{4} Finds of Romano-British material found at Blackgrounds at SP505485. (G. Foard: all other grid refs in this source are inaccurate so this is probably wrong too)

{6} Many coins have been recorded ranging from Domitian to the end of the Roman period, but belonging mostly to the later empire (AD250-390).

<1> ASTON M., 1973, Finds from Blackgrounds, Chipping Warden, (checked) (Letter). SNN52063.

<2> 1847, Journal of The British Archaeological Association (Vol.2), p.346 (checked) (Journal). SNN12382.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP54NW1 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> BROMLEY V., 1959, Roman Banburyshire, p.7 (checked) (Article). SNN10325.

<5> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<6> Doubleday H A (ed), 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.200 (checked) (Series). SNN100368.

<7> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.29 site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

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Jun 2 2014 5:03PM