Find Spot record 0186601007 - S OF COLDMOREHAM HOUSE
Summary
Late Iron Age or Early Roman metalwork found in metal-detecting survey on the line of the Amersham bypass
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Height 0036 mm
HOLLOW-CAST IN HEAVILY LEADED BRONZE. BASE IS A SQUARE SOCKET 14 X 14MM. SIDES ORNAMENTED WITH A ROW OF CIRCLES. WELL-MODELLED BEARDED HEAD COVERING CHIN. FORMALISED HAIR, CONFLATED WITH A LAUREL-WREATH. PERHAPS A LOCAL MANIFESTATION OF JUPITER. LIKELY TO BE LATE IRON AGE/EARLY ROMAN (B3).
Sources (3)
- <3>SBC8479 Bibliographic reference: MELLING P & FARLEY M E 1982 (& SEE FARLEY M, HENIG M & TAYLOR J W 1988 HOARD OF LATE ROMAN BRONZE B.
- <5>SBC6348 Bibliographic reference: Martin Henig. 1984. Religion in Roman Britain. pp138-139.
- <8>SBC17116 Article in serial: P A Yeoman and I J Stewart. 1992. 'A Romano-British Villa Estate at Mantles Green, Amersham', in Recs of Bucks 34 pp107-182. Vol 34.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94870 97560 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SCEPTRE (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC to 99 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC12557)
Record last edited
Jul 22 2026 3:27PM
