Find Spot record 0123200000 - ROADWAY TO MANOR FARM
Summary
Late Iron Age metalwork found on ground surface
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
An IA uninscribed gold quarter stater (Gallo-Belgic 'B') was found circa 1953 in the roadway to Manor Farm; now in the Aylesbury Museum. (B1).
GALLO-BELGIC 1/4 STATER, DEFACED DIES 'BELLOVACI'. BB2 (MACK 8; EVANS D3,4). FOUND 1953 (Allen, who mentions the Head reference, gives the siting as roadway to Moor Farm; OS 6" 1960 shows Manor House at SP 930 071, close to the Cholesbury IA settlement).(B2).
OBV: HAPHAZARD LINES OF DEFACED DIE; REV: HORSE PRANCING LEFT, 'LYRE-SHAPED 'OBJECT BELOW, POLE, PART OF CHARIOTEER CLIMBING IT. FOUND BY MR J THOMPSON AT NGR (B3).
Found on roadway to Manor Farm (SP 9295 0710). Acc No 91.61 (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p149.
- <2>SBC370 Article in monograph: D F Allen. 'ORIGINS OF COINAGE IN BRITAIN', IN FRERE S S 'PROBLEMS OF THE IRON AGE IN SOUTHERN BRITAIN' P153.
- <3>SBC1220 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,91.61 & OLD BCM RECORD MAP.
- <4>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 92950 07100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12851)
Record last edited
Mar 6 2026 12:51PM
