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

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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 (8)

  • <1>SBC4920 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E 1982 (SEE ENVELOPE FILE).
  • <2>SBC1032 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 80.74.
  • <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.
  • <4>SBC9338 Bibliographic reference: MR P MELLING, S.BUCKS METAL DETECTOR CLUB AND M E FARLEY, SPRING 1986.
  • <5>SBC6348 Bibliographic reference: HENIG M 1984 RELIGION IN ROMAN BRITAIN PP138-139.
  • <6>SBC8075 Bibliographic reference: M E FARLEY, MAY 1986 (AND SEE CAS ENVELOPE FILE 1866).
  • <7>SBC9481 Graphic material: MRS B A STAINTON (CVAHS) JUNE 1982 (SEE DRAWING IN CAS ENV.
  • <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. 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)

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC12557)

Record last edited

Jul 14 1986 12:00AM

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