Find Spot record 0062300000 - WEST WYCOMBE PARK

Summary

Saxon metalwork found in the nineteenth century- A silver penny of Offa, King of Mercia was found in West Wycombe Park

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (8th Century - 700 AD to 799 AD)

Description

SILVER PENNY OF OFFA, KING OF MERCIA (757-796). BORE ON 1 SIDE 'OFFA REX' & WAS REMARKABLE FOR THE BEAUTY OF ITS EXECUTION & SHARPNESS OF ITS IMPRESSION. FOUND SOME YEARS AGO AT WEST WYCOMBE PARK (B1-2).
NGR TO CENTRE OF 'WEST WYCOMBE PARK (B3).

NRHE Insert 1998, Update 1997 (B4)

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC4298 Article in serial: R S Downs. 1881. 'THE HISTORY OF HUGHENDEN', IN RECS OF BUCKS 5 PP176-237. Vol 5, part 4. p177.
  • <2>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. p211.
  • <3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 83400 94100 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (8th Century - 700 AD to 799 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)

Record last edited

Sep 4 2025 3:19PM

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