Monument record 0037100000 - LOWER END OF STATION ROAD
Summary
Roman metalwork found on Station Road
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
2 COINS FOUND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (00:001,00:002), AT DIFFERENT DATES. POTENTIAL OCCUPATION, NATURE UNKNOWN (B1-2).
A sestertius of Commodus (AD 180-93) was found when digging a trench at No 1 Station Road, SU 964972, some years before the last war; now in the County Museum (Acc No 74.63). Found by Dr K P Oakley before 1939 (B3-B2).
A coin of Philip II was found c1967 in the immediate vicinity of the find spot of the sestertius of Commodus, 100 yds east of the river (B4).
No 1 Station Rd located at SU 96379718. Dr Oakley lives at Oxford; no further information (B5).
NRHE update 1997 (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC4330 Bibliographic reference: DR C E KING, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, FEB 1988/BCM COIN CATALOGUE.
- <2>SBC1059 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER, 74.63.
- <3>SBC5767 Article in serial: Christopher Gowing. 1963. 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES FROM THE COUNTY MUSEUM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 17. Vol 17. p202.
- <4>SBC1831 Bibliographic reference: BRANIGAN K 1967 ROMANO BRITISH RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE WESTERN CHILTERNS ARCHAEOLJ124PP129-159,P157".
- <5>SBC28394 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NKB 13-SEP-74.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 96400 97200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13322)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2025 3:21PM
