Roman and Iron Age finds in the North West
The objects featured here were all found by local metal detecting enthusiasts, including members of the West Kirby Metal Detecting Club, within the past few years and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme based at National Museums Liverpool. Roman finds are fairly common whereas finds from the Iron Age period are unusual.
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Silver denarius of Emperor Trajan 98-117 AD (Wirral)
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Roman Republican denarius, 50 BC (Wirral)
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‘Wirral’ type Roman bow brooch, 2nd century AD (Cheshire)
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Roman iron key (Cheshire)
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Roman ‘trumpet’ type brooch, late 1st-2nd century AD (Cheshire)
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Roman Pottery lamp (Cheshire)
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‘Wirral’ type Roman bow brooch, 2nd century AD (Liverpool)
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Roman bow brooch, late 1st–2nd century AD (Cheshire)
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Iron Age gold 'stater' with name BODVOC, who is believed to have been a ruler of the 'Dobunni' tribe in SW England (Cheshire)
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Bronze 'nummus' of Emperor Theodosius 379-395 AD (Cheshire)
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Iron Age sword scabbard circa 200 BC (Cheshire)
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Roman military buckle (Cheshire)
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West Kirby Metal Detecting Club
These four Roman finds were discovered by members of the West Kirby Metal Detecting Club. Many thanks to them for granting permission to include these important finds.
Roman bow brooch, late 1st-2nd century AD (Wirral)
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Gilded Roman plate brooch, 2nd century AD (Wirral)
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Part of Roman clothes fastener (Wirral)
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Bronze 'nummus' coin of Emperor Constantius II, 323-361 AD (Wirral)
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