Find Spot record 8600/20 - Roman finds from Argyle Avenue

A number of finds were recovered as chance discoveries from Argyle Avenue. The sources for these are somewhat confused, however:

Ref 1. A bronze coin of Constantius II was recovered in 1958 [Museum Acc. No. 96.R.58] (1)
Ref 2. Longley [No 381] notes the discovery of a Roman coin and Roman glass bead, 4th century, found in 1963
Ref 3. A second Longley reference [No 397] notes the discovery of a glass Roman bead with spiral decoration but with a different grid ref (394694 rather than 394654) and no site name (3)
Ref 4. Records a coin of Constantine II with no museum accession number and a white glass bead [Museum Acc. No. 24.R.63]
Ref 5. Records the discovery of a Roman white glass bead in 1963 with the same grid ref as Ref 3 but with a prehistoric museum accession number.

A review of the reports would suggest that in 1958 a single find of a Roman coin was made while subsequently in 1963 a second coin, several Roman potsherds and a white glass bead were recovered. In the matter of the accession numbers, it is possible that Acc. No. 24.R.63 was for the coin and 27.P.63 was for the bead. (6)

<1> n/a, 1959, Miscellanea (Article in Journal). SCH6342.

<2> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, No.381 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

<3> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, No. 397 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ36NE4 (Index). SCH2487.

<5> multiple authors, 1976, Stray Finds (Article in Journal). SCH5798.

<6> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Beckley R. 17/10/2012 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.