Find Spot record 0257800000 - HAZLEMERE-AMERSHAM ROAD

Summary

Roman metalwork found whilst metal-detecting

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

ON SEEING REPORT OF COIN FIND IN NEWSPAPER, LOCAL CORONER CONTACTED. IDENTIFIED AS VALENS, AD 364, TYPE WITH 2 EMPERORS HOLDING ORB BETWEEN THEM. SEARCH FOUND NO MORE COINS NOR EVIDENCE FOR A CONTAINER. FOUND IN GRASS ROAD VERGE 5 INCHES BELOW SURFACE BY PENN WOOD BY MR.R.A. FRANKLIN WHO SUPPLIES NGR (B1-2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC9446 Unpublished document: 1977. P NICKSON (CORONER) TO M E FARLEY (BCM) JAN 1977 & SEE AL SO AYLESBURY AND WENDOVER TIMES 14 JAN 1977 P7.
  • <2>SBC9453 Verbal communication: 1977. R A FRANKLIN, pers comm 29 JAN1977.

Location

Grid reference SU 9159 9667 (point)
Civil Parish PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (4th Century - 300 AD to 399 AD)

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  • Event - Survey: Metal-detecting (EBC12676)

Record last edited

Mar 31 2003 5:51PM

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