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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