Find Spot record 0062500000 - BURLEIGHFIELD,LOUDWATER
Summary
Roman metalwork found grubbing a hedge
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0012 mm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
AS OR DUPONDIUS OF ?M.AURELIUS.OBV.& REV.ILLEGIBLE.MINT ROME.AD161-180. FOUND IN GRUBBING A HEDGE ON DONOR'S LAND, BURLEIGHFIELD, LOUDWATER. DONATED BY MR S S DREW(B1). NGR TO 'BURLEIGHFIELD' (B2).
A bronze coin of Diocletian (AD 284-305) was found at Loudwater by Mr S S Drew in 1911; presented by the finder to the County Museum, Aylesbury in March 1912 (1) Acc No 56.12.(2). (B2 and B3)
Sited by Bucks Co Museum to SU 9057 9060. "Found while grubbing hedge of Burleighfield House" (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC4346 Bibliographic reference: DR C E KING,ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM,OXFORD,OCT 1983/BCM COIN CATALOGUE/BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,1912.
- <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC28427 Article in serial: 1912. 'Acquisitions to the Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire, Vol 10, part 3, 1912. p213.
- <4>SBC28185 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments- F1 JRL 20-AUG-74.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90600 90600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12818)
Record last edited
Nov 24 2025 3:28PM
