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CANCM:2735 - Anglo-Saxon weight of Roman coins, worn down. Production period: Roman/Anglo-Saxon.

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AN00131074_001_l. Gold, garnet-inlaid pendant cross with expanded equal arms springing from a central roundel set with a lightweight solidus of Heraclius (613-32). The coin is set in a filigree collar and depicts Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine…

At Rougemont a sequence of periods of masonry is distinguishable. The Roman wall of purple volcanic stone was heightened here with quite different masonry of white sandstone, whose parapet underlies the Norman castle. Since the castle was built at…

The site of Portchester Castle has a very long history. It had its beginnings as a Roman shore-fort, and was built in the late third century A.D. The walls surrounding the castle and bailey today are the original Roman walls, and it is regarded as…