Find Spot record 6741/0/0 - Unstratified Iron Age, and possibly Roman, finds

A Gallo-Belgic E gold coin was found on the site of the Dolphin Hotel in 1889. 'Romano-British' pottery was also reported

{1} A Roman coin and supposed Romano-British pottery. The coin was blank and convex on the obverse and had on the reverse a tailless horse to right beneath a cresecent and pellet, and above the horse near edge of coin the arms of Victory, part of wings of Victory, 2 pellets and two crescents. Dated to around 50BC to 50AD. Weighed 92 grams.

{2} A Gallo-Belgic E gold coin was found on the site of the Dolphin Hotel between Gold Street and Woolmonger Street in 1889.
'Romano-British' pottery was reported found on the same site.

{4} I.A. coin "found in Gold Street, Northampton, in 1889. This coin passed into my hands and has been on loan at the Northampton Museum since 1899". Evans type B:8 (uninscribed AV stater, one
of the so-called "coins of the Morini, imported Gaulish acc. To Allen: Belgic Dynastics, Arch XC (1944) 30 Mack type 27 or 27a).

{6} Coin still in Northampton Museum.

{7} The Grand Hotel is at SP 75326040; the coin is retained by the Northampton Museum.

<1> Welsh, T., 2011, Excavations at the Dolphin Hotel 1889, (checked) (Letter). SNN107549.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 322 (Series). SNN77383.

<3> George T.J., 1904, An Archaeological Survey of Northamptonshire (Index). SNN10170.

<4> WELLS W.C., 1933, BRITISH NUMISMATIC JOURNAL, 21/3 (Journal). SNN20019.

<5> GUNSTONE A.J.H., 1971, SYLLOGE OF COINS OF THE BRITISH ISLES, 17/PL.1/NO.4 (Book). SNN54661.

<6> Annotated Record Map, Corr 6" 7.5.52 (R.W.Brown) (Map). SNN112961.

<7> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 04-MAR-1969 (Note). SNN111452.

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