Find Spot record 4946/0/0 - Unstratified Iron Age & Romano-British Finds From Quarrying

Various records of finds from Duston Roman settlement, mostly antiquarian. Many of the finds are now considered lost.

{1} Bronze coin of Magentius found in the garden of 216 Weedon Road.

{2} Finds from the period of ironstone quarrying include over 1000 coins and 3rd century counterfeit coin moulds, a silver brooch, a bronze bust of Lucius Verus and a collection of pewter as well as a large quantity of more mundane bronze and iron-work and pottery.

{3} Finds made from 1860-70 during quarrying; the area was owned by Lord Cowper; many Roman finds were made including Samian and Castor ware pottery sherds, tiles, iron, lead and bronze objects; over 1000 coins were also found ranging from Claudius to Honorius; also 4 or 5 'British' coins of Tasciovanus and Cunobelinus and Andoco; 10 pieces of pewter including 6 large dishes, a two-handled bowl and a pateras (5.5 inches in diameter); also a bronze bucket mount, a enamelled sealbox and a bronze bust of Lucius Verus.

{4} Area SP 730607; 2 photos of Roman and Belgic pottery vessels from Duston in 1871 and ealier; finds then in possesion of Earl Cowper.

{7} Roman brooch and pottery from the Aero Controls Factory. Reported in the Chronicle and Echo 7/4/56

<1> Dix B.(ed), 1985, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1983-4, p150 Northampton (Report). SNN100404.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P. 253/ site 5 (Series). SNN77383.

<3> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, R9 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<4> Dryden H.E.L., Dryden Collection (Northampton Museum), Parish File (checked) (Archive). SNN46753.

<5> 1871, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, Vol 5 p.64 (unchecked) (Article). SNN68901.

<6> 1952, DONATIONS BOOK I-IV (Note). SNN2044.

<7> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, R9 (Index). SNN133.

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May 21 2026 3:59PM