Monument record 0570700000 - WHAN CROSS FIELD
Summary
Roman metalwork found whilst metal-detecting and during subsequent excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman finds found by metal-detecting and excavation (DBC9260)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
FOLLOWING FIND OF LARGE NO OF LATE C3 ROMAN COINS IN PLOUGHSOIL & A GROUP OF 3 URNS BY MR C CONWAY, BCM EXCAVATED 20 X 20M AREA AROUND URNS. 4TH URN FOUND. BM BELIEVED COINS FROM A DISPERSED HOARD OF SEVERAL 1000 COINS. COINS OBVIOUSLY DELIBERATELY HIDDEN. NO RB FEATURES FOUND NEARBY (FULL REPORT)(B1, B4).
Hoard consisted of 6682 coins contained in four pots; three of the pots were probably buried c.AD 274 and one about c.AD 281. Most of the coins were mid-late 3rd century AD (B5).
Further coins found by H F Crane in 1994 whilst metal-detecting and reported to BCM in 1995 (B3).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC6513 Unpublished document: Andrew Hunn. 1990. HUNN A P 1990 CHALFONT ST PETER HOARD 1989 (TYPESCRIPT REPORT).
- <2>SBC3006 Bibliographic reference: CLEARY A S E 1994 ROMAN BRITAIN IN 1993 PP276 IN BRITANNIA XXV. (WRONGLY LISTED AS AMERSHAM)..
- <3>SBC20084 Verbal communication: H F Crane. 1995. Crane H F to Wise J (BCM).
- <4>SBC20666 Article in serial: Andrew Hunn, Michael Farley, Clive Cheesman and Val Rigby. 1995. 'The Chalfont St Peter Roman Coin Hoard', in Recs of Bucks 37. Vol 37. pp113-126.
- <5>SBC29478 Monograph: Roger Bland (ed). 1992. Coin Hoards From Roman Britain: The Chalfont Hoard and Other Roman Coin Hoards. Vol 9. pp154-205.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 9822 9090 (240m by 230m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- COIN HOARD (3rd Century - 200 AD to 299 AD)
- COIN (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Metal-detecting (EBC12650)
- Event - Intervention: Small-scale excavation (EBC11474)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2026 1:14PM
