Find Spot record 0061900000 - FIELD NEAR DOWNLEY COMMON

Summary

Coin of Galerius found on the ground surface in the early twentieth century

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)

Description

OBV: BUST OF GALERIUS TO R. VERY DISTINCT. 'MAXIMIANVS. NOB. CAES'. REV: STANDING FIGURE OF GENIUS, 'GENIO. POPULI. ROMANI'. EMPEROR GALERIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS DIED 311 AD. COIN FOUND IN FIELD NEAR DOWNLEY COMMON (B1).

(SU 849956) Coin of Galerius Valerius Maximianus found in 1904 in a field near Downley Common. (B1)

NGR TO 'DOWNLEY COMMON' (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC4314 Article in serial: R S Downs. 1906. 'OLD COINS: RECENT FINDS IN OR NEAR HIGH WYCOMBE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 9 PP208-221. Vol 9, part 3. p215.
  • <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 84900 95600 (point)
Civil Parish WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12811)

Record last edited

Aug 14 2025 2:18PM

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