More information : Various fragments of 'Roman Military Ensigns of brass, and silver', were found in an urn in Windmill field near Stony Stratford in 1789, and are now in the British Museum. (1)
The Stony Stratford hoard is probably related to a temple to Mars. Fragments of c 30 silver plaques with figures mainly of Mars, some of Apollo and Victory, one inscribed to Jupiter and Vulcan and two to Mars were in the hoard. There were also two chain head-dresses and three fibulae. (2)
Windmill Field, the find-spot of the hoard, is situated at SP 778403. (3)
BM OA 252. (4)
Descriptions of pieces of the hoard are in these references. (5-9)
Roman hoard (SP 779417) possibly a votive hoard perhaps associated with an undiscovered Roman temple, possible the British equivalent of a favissa. (10) |