Find Spot record 0093700000 - PARISH

Summary

Hoard of silver pennies of Henry II found in the eighteenth century somewhere in Ellesborough parish

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (12th Century - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)

Description

(SP 8306) A hoard of silver pennies of Henry II, deposited about 1180, were found at Ellesborough in 1777 and disposed to the Ashmolean Museum, (Christ Church Collection) by Sir John Russell. The hoard originally comprised 13 coins, but only 12 are preserved (B1-2).
NGR to centre of Ellesborough.

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC15082 Bibliographic reference: J D A Thompson. 1956-1958. INVENTORY OF BRITISH COIN HOARDS AD 600-1500 P58.
  • <2>SBC346 Bibliographic reference: D F Allen. 1951. CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, HENRY II PXLVII.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 840 070 (point)
Civil Parish ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN HOARD (12th Century - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12770)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2026 1:38PM

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