Find Spot record 0084700000 - LOVE LANE, LOVE GREEN

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Late Iron Age metalwork found in garden on Love Lane

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FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Plan Form - Circular.
Coin of Tasciovanus with legend 'Tasciovanus', Mack 166 type (B1,B6).
Inscription recorded is incorrect: no coins have full name. Mack 166 has 'Tasc' only (B2).
Found near surface in garden of 'Hilldrop' Love Lane (B1-3).
Exact location of house unknown, now gone, but E side of lane, S of 'Orchards' (B4-5).
Two coins datable to the iron age. One is silver and insrcibled 'Tasciovanus', found near Love Lane in Iver, and the other is gold and inscribed 'Addedomaros' (B7).

A silver coin of Tasciovanus was found in 1955 at Love Lane (TQ 029813); noted at the British Museum. It was in the possession of A G Partridge (B6).
Dug up by Mr Partridge in his garden. 'Hilldrop', Love Lane (B1).
Mr Partridge moved many years ago, and his whereabouts are unknown. 'Hilldrop' is now called Vine Cottage and the property is centred at TQ 02968133. No further information. Find spot; surveyed at 1:2500 (B8).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (9)

<1>SBC10053 Unpublished document: OLD BCM RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
<2>SBC8113 Bibliographic reference: MACK R P 175 THE COINAGE OF ANCIENT BRITAIN, 3RD EDN P78.
<3>SBC11611 Unpublished document: 1985. PARTRIDGE N G, 16 JAN 1985, LETTER FROM FATHER OF FINDER TO M E FARLEY (FILED).
<4>SBC11959 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1978. Pers Comm following field visit, 15th August 1978.
<5>SBC8495 Bibliographic reference: MEMBER OF IVER AND DISTRICT COUNTRYSIDE ASSOC. TO M E FARLEY JAN 1985.
<6>SBC368 Article in monograph: D F Allen. 1958. 'THE ORIGINS OF COINAGE IN BRITAIN: A REAPPRAISAL', IN FRERE S S (ED) PROBLEMS OF THE IRON AGE IN SOUTHERN BRITAIN PP97-308. p220.
<7>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 8.
<8>SBC29430 Unpublished document: J R Linge. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 21-JUN-74.
<9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	TQ 02900 81300 (point)
Civil Parish	IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

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Event - Intervention: (EBC12853)

Record last edited

Apr 9 2026 12:30PM