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Model of an ancient Roman leather purse. A purse or pouch (from the Latin bursa, which in turn is from the Greek βύρσα, býrsa, oxhide), [1] sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins.
The table below lists hoards that date to 1536 or later, following the reconquest of Ireland by Henry VIII of England. Most of these hoards date to the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), during which time the Nine Years' War (1594–1603) caused considerable instability throughout Ireland, but especially in Ulster.
A group of burials on Lambay Island, just off the coast near Drumanagh, contained Roman brooches and decorative metalware of a style also found in Roman Britain from the late first century, and archaeological discoveries in other parts of Ireland, including Roman jewellery and coins at Tara and Clogher, support the possibility of a Roman ...
A small number of bullae have been found in Ireland; they are called "bullae" based on their resemblance to the Roman form. [a] The Irish bullae so far found were made of base metal [b] – sometimes clay – covered with a folded over piece of gold foil. The Irish bullae date to the Late Bronze Age, about 1150–750 BCE.
In ancient Rome, trade took place in the forum. [7] Rome had two forums: the Forum Romanum and Trajan's Forum. The latter was a vast expanse, comprising multiple buildings with shops on four levels. [8] The Roman forum was arguably the earliest example of a permanent retail shop front. [9]
Loculus is a Latin word literally meaning little place and was used in a number of senses including to indicate a satchel.Satchels were carried by Roman soldiers as a part of their sarcina or luggage.
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This may refer to a genuine Roman military expedition to Ireland. [11] Roman and Romano-British artefacts datable to the late 1st or early 2nd centuries have been found, primarily in Leinster and notably in a fortified site on the promontory of Drumanagh, fifteen miles north of Dublin, and burials on the nearby island of Lambay, both close to ...