A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE can be called silver), the interest and perhaps also the problems of the hoard increase.^ In any case it is one of the most striking, and in bullion value one of the most precious, of the hoards yet found in the Roman provinces of w^estern Europe, and one can only regret that the neglect of antiquaries has suffered it to remain so little known. 6, INDEX The following is an alphabetical list of the principal places where Roman remains have been found in Worcestershire. For discoveries noticed in the preceding pages I have simply referred to the descriptions there given ; for the others I have briefly indicated the nature of the discoveries and the chief printed or other authorities. Alderminster . . At Goldicote, fibula [J. H. Bloom]. Aldington . . . Small Roman coins dug up in front of the manor house ; coins, etc. ' in a field on the left as you ascend the road from the bridge over the brook towards the railway,' on the route from South Littleton to Bengeworth [R. F. Tomes, Berrow's Wore. Journal, June 20, 1891]. Remains at Blackbanks, near Blackminster Farm, west of road from South Littleton to Badsey and south of the brook ; fragments of pottery (including Samian), a fibula, spindlewhorl, coins mostly of the fourth century [R. F. Tomes, Berrow's Wore. Journal, June 20, 1891] ; information from Mr. Tomes and Mr. A. H. Savory. Rude pottery, human and animal bones, slabs of stone marked by fire, 'third brass' of Constantine, at Foxhill, a mile east of Badsey church [G. May, Hist, of Evesham (ed. 2), p. 244 ; Allies, p. 88].' Urn with over 100 coins of Hadrian, Marcus, Pius, Gordian, Philip and others, found 1833 near Farfield [Allies, p. 135]. Coins, but doubtful [Allies, p. 151]. See Appendix IL Urn of red earthenware with 140 'third brass.' Among 62 ex- amined there were 7 Gallienus, i Salonina, i Postumus, 9 Victorinus, 24 Tetricus, 1 1 Claudius Gothicus, i Probus, 4 Carausius. Found 1839 in making Gloucester and Birming- ham railway [Allies, p. 95]. Some of the coins are in the Worcester Museum. Silver earring, coins of Quintillus, AUectus, Constans, fibula found in ' Nettlebed ' on south slope of Bredon Hill. Coins of Ves- pasian, Severus, Gallienus, Constantine found sporadically in ploughing [Arehaotogical Journal, iii. 267 ; May, Evesham, p. 365 ; Allies, p. 83]. Fragments of pottery and coins of Victorinus, Tetricus, Claudius II, Maxentius, Constantine I and II, Valens, picked up during a number of years on the arable fields near Conderton and Overbury, on the south side of Bredon Hill, are in possession of Mr. W. Bruton [W. H. Edwards]. Mr. Bloom tells me of Samian and other potsherds, three cir- cular fibulae and coins (one Hadrian, others third and fourth century), found partly in and partly near Overbury camp. There may have been a dwelling of some sort hereabouts. Broadway . . . A few coins on Middle Hill [J. H. Bloom]. Bromsgrove At north end, Pigeonhouse Hill, 17 coins of Claudius Gothicus, LiCKEY Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, Constantine, etc. [Allies, pp. 102, 312]. Badsey Belbroughton Bevere Island . Blockley . Bredicot . . Bredon Hill
- Mommsen-Blacas, Histoire de la Monnate Romaine, iii. pp. 68 note, 133.
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