Find Spot record 0/0/351 - Unlocated Romano-British Finds "From Lower Astrop"

Roman coin and instruments

{1} Unclassified Romano-British finds.

{3} An iron cultrum or chopper, discovered at Astrop, Northamptonshire. It measured 9ins in length x 2.25ins in breadth at the base of the blade. Also an iron knife or spatula, 6.5ins long, the blade 3.5ins in length x 1ins breadth. These were found together with a Roman denarius of Vespasian.

{4} An iron object described as a 'cultrum or chopper' together with an 'iron knife or spatula' and a Roman coin of Vespasian were discovered at Astrop in the C19th.

{5} Kings Sutton: iron knife and chopper and denarius of Vespasian from Astrop.

{6} Finds made during the C19th, including a Roman Denarius of Vespasian and possibly a Roman iron knife or spatula, possible Roman 'Cultrum' or 'Chopper' made of iron; fieldname where they were found was called Lower Astrop.

{7} Northampton Museum have no record of the above finds.

{8} "An iron cultrum or chopper (was discovered at Astrop (SP 50 36) .... also an iron knife or spatula .... together with a Roman denarius of Vespasian".

<1> BROMLEY V., Roman Banburyshire, (unchecked) (Article). SNN10472.

<2> BEESLEY J., MS XVII, (unchecked) (Manuscript). SNN59314.

<3> 1861, Proceedings of The Association (January), p.70 (checked) (Journal). SNN55607.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.92 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<5> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.216+218 (checked) (Series). SNN100368.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NW6 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<7> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, F1 22/Apr/70 (Notes). SNN110341.

<8> 1861, Journal of The British Archaeological Association (Vol.17), 70 (Journal). SNN102263.

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