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An Analysis of the Circulation Patterns of Iron Age Coins from Northamptonshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

Mark Curteis
Mark Curteis
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Northampton Museums and Art Gallery
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Over recent years Northampton Museums and Art Gallery has built up a good working-relationship with many metal detector users, operating within the Northamptonshire county boundaries. This has led to a marked increase in the reporting of Iron Age coins to the Museum for research and study. Of the 236 coins recorded from the county to date, 56 per cent have been reported since 1980. Of these, 75 per cent (or 100 coins) have been reported since 1990 (when this author started work at the Museum).

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Britannia , Volume 27 , November 1996 , pp. 17 - 42
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Copyright © Mark Curteis 1996. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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3 The list produced at the end of this paper is a summary. Full details of coin weight, coin diameter, year found, grid reference, museum enquiry number, and other references are held by Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. They have not been included here for brevity.

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45 The author has catalogued c. 3,500 Roman coins from the site. Details held by Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.

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48 I would like to acknowledge and thank Philip de Jersey, Colin Haselgrove, and Adam Gwilt for their assistance in the writing of this paper. I am grateful to the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society for their financial support.