Find Spot record 0090500000 - HIGH SCRUBBS, DUNSMORE
Summary
Iron Age coin found in 1855
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
STATER OF ANDOCO. OBV: CRUCIFORM ORNAMENT OF 4 WREATHS, ENDING IN RING ORNAMENTS, WITH 2 THIN CRESCENT S IN CENTRE, HORNS ENDING IN PELLETS. REV: 'AND BENEATH HORSE GALLOPING TO RIGHT. (BI1). MACK TYPE 197 (BI2). NO DETAILS OF DISCOVERY (BI3).
Iron Age coin "found in 1855 on the side of the road leading from Ellesborough to Dunsmore Farm" (B4).
SP 858057. Listed as a gold stater of Andoco. Mack 197 Evans V 4 p 218 from Dunsmore. Now in the BM. (Allen does not give date of find) (B5).
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 (6)
- <1>SBC4678 Bibliographic reference: EVANS J 1864 COINS OF THE ANCIENT BRITONS P218/NUM ISMATIC CHRONICLE 1859 20 P172.
- <3>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <4>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire.
- <5>SBC27844 Bibliographic reference: S Frere and DF Allen. 1958. Problems of the Iron Age in Southern Britain.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <7>SBC27667 Cartographic materials: R C Sansome. 1950. Annotated Record Map - Corr 6" (R Cortney Sansome 1950).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 85800 05700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12781)
Record last edited
Feb 4 2026 11:29AM
