Find Spot record 0631700000 - SOUTH SIDE OF CHEDDINGTON ROAD, PITSTONE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
3 SILVER PENNIES OF CEOWULF II OF MERCIA (874-C.879), ALL LONDON MINT & BY SAME MONEYER. FOUND BY MR JOHN PACKER IN FIELD TO SOUTH OF CHEDDINGTON ROAD. POSSIBLY FROM HOARD? OR PURSE LOSS? (B1-2).
Three Romano British coins found, probably whilst metal detectoring - two were found 35m apart by the eastern boundary, and the other 50m east of the corner of the workshop. Coin Descriptions: Coin 1 - the largest, a copper alloy follis of the Emporer Diolectian issued after his abdication in AD 305. The reverse has the personification 'Quies' holding a branch and spectre. Coin 2 - broken, a copper allow antoninianus of the Emporer Probus ( AD 276-282). The reverse shows 'Roma' in a temple. Coin 3 - smallest, a copper alloy coin of the Emporer Licinius I (AD 308-324). The reverse shows the eagle of Jove (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC4887 Unpublished document: FARLEY M E (BCM) SEPT 1996 (SEE NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE & MAP, FILED).
- <2>SBC493 Bibliographic reference: ARCHIBALD M (BRITISH MUSEUM) TO BABB L M C (BCM) APRIL 1997 (SEE NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE ETC, FILED)/S.
- <3>SBC19867 Unpublished document: John Packer. 1994. Correspondence with regard to the finding of three copper alloy coins dating from AD276 - 324.
- <4>SBC19866 Bibliographic reference: Mark A S Blackburn and David N Dumville. Kings, Currency and Aliances: History and Coinage of Southern England in the Ninth Century.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 9303 1597 (100m by 30m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- COIN (9th Century - 800 AD to 899 AD)
- COIN HOARD (9th Century - 800 AD to 899 AD)
- COIN (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Metal detecting (EBC12889)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2020 7:46AM
