Find Spot record 0037900000 - BOX TREE HOUSE
Summary
Late Iron Age metalwork found whilst gardening - A gold stater found in 1950
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Description
GALLO-BELGIC STATER, EVANS TYPE B7, ALLEN'S CLASS C 'ATREBATES' OF C.75 BC. FOUND BY MR D PLATTIN IN GARDEN OF HOUSE AT WYCOMBE MARSH (ILLUS) (B1-3).
FINDSPOT INDICATED ON GROUND BY FINDER WHO DISCOVERED IT WHILST DIGGING GARDEN (B4).
An uninscribed gold stater of about 75 BC (Evans Type B7) was found in the back garden of Box Tree House, Wycombe Marsh (SU 8789 9225) on July 20, 1950. Now in the Aylesbury Museum. It is attributable to the Gallo-Belgic C: 'Atrebates'. (B5-B6)
The findspot of the gold stater was indicated on the ground at SU 8789 9225 by Mr D Plattin who discovered it whilst digging the garden. (B1)
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC1218 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER, 9.61. Index 0379.
- <2>SBC13631 Article in serial: 1952. RECS OF BUCKS 1952 15 P280. Vol 15.
- <3>SBC368 Article in monograph: D F Allen. 1958. 'THE ORIGINS OF COINAGE IN BRITAIN: A REAPPRAISAL', IN FRERE S S (ED) PROBLEMS OF THE IRON AGE IN SOUTHERN BRITAIN PP97-308. p156.
- <4>SBC11307 Unpublished document: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR. 1974. OS RECORD CARD, AUG.1974.
- <5>SBC27667 Cartographic materials: R C Sansome. 1950. Annotated Record Map - Corr 6" (R Cortney Sansome 1950).
- <6>SBC27844 Bibliographic reference: S Frere and DF Allen. 1958. Problems of the Iron Age in Southern Britain. p156.
- <7>SBC27845 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 5-AUG-74.
- <8>SBC27846 Digital archive: D Plattin. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Mr D Plattin Box Tree House Wycombe Marsh High Wycombe.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8789 9225 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC13045)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2025 4:08PM
