Find Spot record 0026800000 - NEAR SNELSHALL PRIORY
Summary
Roman coins found in ditch-digging in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
An earthen vessel, unfortunatley broken, containing about 140 Roman small brass coins was discovered in 1857 during drainage near the site of the old Priory of Snelshall (SP 8134). The coins, all of which are in the possession of the Lord of the Manor (W S Lowndes) are principally of Gallienus, Tetricus Senr, Tetricus Junr, Claudius Gothicus and Victorinus. FOUND BY SOME DRAINERS ON BORDERS OF WHADDON CHASE (B1). 4 COINS GIVEN TO BCM (00:001-4)(B2-4). VIATORES ROMAN ROAD 175A PASSES HOARD SITE (B5).
Four coins, two of Victorinus and two of Claudius Gothicus, probably from the hoard, are in Bucks County Museum (Acc No 96.10) (B6).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC7973 Article in serial: Rev Charles Lowndes. 1860. 'ON THE MANOR AND CHASE OF WHADDON, WITH ITS FINDS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 2 PP118-127 (SEE ALSO SHEAHAN P766; RECS OF BUCKS 1906 9 P210). Vol 2, part 3. p126.
- <2>SBC1101 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,1910.
- <3>SBC13340 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1909 10 P87.
- <4>SBC4345 Unpublished document: DR C E KING, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, OCT 1983/BCM COIN CATALOGUE.
- <5>SBC16286 Bibliographic reference: VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN THE S E MIDLANDS P337 & MAP P444.
- <6>SBC29294 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum card record index No 0268.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 816 345 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12782)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2026 3:48PM
