Find Spot record 0060100001 - KEEP HILL, CHEPPING WYCOMBE
Summary
Iron Age metalwork found in 1827 on Keep Hill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
11 COINS FOUND IN AN OBLONG FLINT BY A SHEPHERD'S BOY. COINS WEIGHED C.57GR (B1).
7 MACK TYPE 149-50; 3 MACK TYPE 154-7; 1 MACK TYPE 186 (B10).
FULL DESCRIPTION OF COINS (B3).
IA COIN HOARD ONLY ONE FOUND IN SOUTH OF COUNTY. GOLD STATERS OF TASCIOVANUS MINTED AT BELGIC VERULAMIUM. USE OF HOLLOW FLINT MONEY BOX ALSO KNOWN IN SURREY, KENT (B9).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC5604 Article in serial: 1827. GENTLEMANS MAGAZINE 1827 27 PP493-494.
- <3>SBC4682 Bibliographic reference: J Evans. 1864. COINS OF THE ANCIENT BRITONS PP227-23 2,247-248.
- <9>SBC6243 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP57,78-79,155-156 & FIGS 17 & 28.
- <10>SBC368 Article in monograph: D F Allen. 1958. 'THE ORIGINS OF COINAGE IN BRITAIN: A REAPPRAISAL', IN FRERE S S (ED) PROBLEMS OF THE IRON AGE IN SOUTHERN BRITAIN PP97-308. p220.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 87370 92050 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- BOX (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11956)
Record last edited
Jul 26 2017 4:53PM
