Sion lies midway along the upper Rhône Valley, an east‑west trench gouged by repeated Pleistocene glaciers and now flanked by the Pennine and Bernese Alps. The settlement area sits on the alluvial fan of the Sionne torrent, a cone of well‑sorted sands and gravels that projects onto the wider Rhône flood‑plain.
This earthwork was partially excavated in 1870, these revealed the foundations for a Roman villa of obvious opulence. It’s final Roman owners were believed to have suffered a grisly death as the villa burnt around them. It is likely that future excavations will reveal that the villa was built over of an earlier tribal centre. Probably replacing the shrine to the “Light Water” with a more Mediterranean alternative.
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An edge-chipped silver penny of Edward II (1307-27) probably class 11, mint of London, dating to c.1310-14.Diameter: 19mm; thickness: 0.6mm; weight: 1.1g.Cf. North (1991) p.36, 1060-2. [...]
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative, Polden Hill type brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 75-175). The brooch is missing both wings but head and bow remain intact. The reverse of the head [...]
A Medieval enamelled cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The plate is trefoil with three rounded lobes, each containing a crown on a recessed field filled with traces of enamel which was probably originally red in [...]
A corroded Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating to AD 330-340 (Reece period 17). [VRBS ROMA] type with a reverse depicting Romulus and Remus suckling a wolf, with three stars above. Uncertain mint. [...]
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Licinius I (AD 308-324) dating to the period AD 310-317 (Reece Period 16). GENIO POP ROM reverse type depicting Genius facing holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Mint unclear. [...]
An incomplete copper alloy crotal or animal bell dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1750). The remains of the bell consist of the upper hemisphere, partial lower hemispheres and the integral, square-shaped suspension loop. The upper hemisphere [...]
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250 - 1400. Meols Type 6.The object consists of a single part of the buckle frame. The remaining frame and pin are lost. The frame is a [...]
An incomplete lead alloy biface token dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1300-1500). The design on one face is four intersecting lines dividing the face into eight triangular segments. On the opposing face is a hatched grid. This type of [...]
A silver medieval voided short cross cut halfpenny penny of Henry III (1216-1272). Possibly Willem of Canterbury (Class 7b-c, 8b2-8b3) or Shrewsbury (4a) dated 1217-1247.Obverse description: Crowned facing bust Obverse inscription: hEN[RICVS R/EX] Reverse description: Voided short [...]
A silver medieval voided short cross penny of John (1199–1216). Probably moneyer: Robert T; Mint: Northampton. Class 5b2. Dated 1204-1209.Obverse description: Crowned facing bust Obverse inscription: hENR[ICVS [R/EX] Reverse description: Voided short cross, three pellets in each angle.Reverse inscription: [...]
A silver medieval cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross Class Vg (North 997) dating to c.1251-72, moneyer: Renaud, mint: London. Ref: North 1994: 227.Obverse description: Crowned facing bust Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVS [REX / III]Reverse description: Voided long cross, [...]
A copper alloy Roman terret dating c. AD50-200.The object comprises a D-shaped loop with three projecting circular knobs set around the outer edge. At the rear is a trapezoidal attachment loop or dropped bar. The dropped [...]
A cast lead alloy disc from a large post Medieval two part cloth seal, 36.2mm in diameter, depicting a crowned double headed eagle. This device suggests that it relates to the Hanseatic Clothworkers Guild. The reverse [...]
A silver Medieval short cross cut halfpenny, of John or Henry III, c. 1204-1247. Moneyer is WIL[LELM ...], London mint. [...]
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337) dating to c. AD 326 (Reece Period 16). PROVIDENTIAE AVGG reverse type depicting a camp gate with two turrets; star above. Mint of Trier. RIC VII, [...]
An incomplete cast copper alloy hinged Roman brooch of south-western T- shaped Type, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. The arms are tubular and completely enclose the axis bar. The front has an incomplete projecting loop. The main portion of [...]
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Fausta (AD 324-328) dating to c. AD 326 (Reece Period 16). SPES REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting Spes, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, holding two children in arms. Mint of [...]
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Theodora (AD 337-340) dating to the period c. AD 337-340 (Reece Period 17). PIETAS ROMANA reverse type depicting Pietas, draped, standing front, head right, carrying an infant at her breast [...]
A cast copper alloy post Medieval asymmetrical shoe or knee buckle. The frame is triangular with one end tapering to a point with concave sides; the other end has a bar with a curved edge [...]
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337) probably dating to the period c. AD 332-334 (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers and two standards. Probably mint of Lyon. RIC [...]
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