Find Spot record 0144900001 - TOWN FARM (GARDEN)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
AS, HADRIAN, MINTED ROME 119-121 AD. ROMAN PROVINCIAL GREEK COIN MINTED BY A MINOR CITY OF ASIA MINOR, LATE 2 CENT AD; AE3 OF VALENS, MINTED ANTIOCH 364-378 AD. FOUND BY MR. KING, HOLME R GREEN, 'SOME YEARS AGO' (BIBL1-2)
An as of Hadrian, a 'third brass' of Valens and a Roman provincial Greek coin were found in the garden of Town Farm SU 920988 by Mr King some years ago; now in the County Museum (Acc No 16-18.66) (B1).
Sited at SU 92029883, the coins were found separately and over a period of time by Mr King (b8). (B5)
Mr King is an old man and cannot recollect the circumstances of these finds, but was able to indicate the relevant garden area on the OS 6" centred at SU 92089888. The finds were made pre 1939. No further finds are reported (B6).
NRHE Insert 1999 (B9).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC1037 Article in serial: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER AND RECS OF BUCKS 1965 17 P412;1966 18 P89.
- <2>SBC10552 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR.
- <3>SBC1827 Bibliographic reference: BRANIGAN K 1967 RB RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE WESTER N CHILTERNS IN ARCH.JNL.124PP156-157"".
- <4>SBC4345 Unpublished document: DR C E KING, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, OCT 1983/BCM COIN CATALOGUE.
- <5>SBC28412 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire COUnty Museum Index Card 1449.
- <6>SBC28413 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 11-SEP-74.
- <7>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.
- <8>SBC28411 Verbal communication: Mr King. Verbal comments from Mr King.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92080 98880 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN (2nd Century to 4th Century - 100 AD to 399 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 4:10PM
