PRESTWOOD A

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Location

County

Buckinghamshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.683186 / -0.75745386 / 171 view

Location details

From a paper map

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

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Hoard name

PRESTWOOD A

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

18 Jul 1999

(to)

26 Mar 2005

Total number of coins

113

Summary

110 denarii and 1 radiate to Elagabalus, discovered 1999 in a Buckinghamshire field, with an addenda of 2 denarii (Trajan and Caracalla Caesar). On the same day in the same field a hoard of nummi was also found, the 'Prestwood B' hoard.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Disposition

Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury
Closing reign (earliest)

Elagabalus
Terminal year (earliest)

220
Closing reign (latest)

Elagabalus
Terminal year (latest)

220
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Containers belonging to this hoard

Unspecified container

The coins were apparently stacked". "At the site of the main find there was a 'circular mark', a 'stain' about 14" across at the base. This it was suggested might be the impression of an organic container". No ceramic container was reported by the finders.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/51

References

Reference

2000 - Coin Hoards 2000: Ancient Hoards

Ref

Reference

2000 - Treasure Annual Report 1998-99

Ref

293

Reference

Abdy, R. - 2002 - Prestwood A, Buckinghamshire

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. PAS Leicester - British Museum dataset, imported and edited by M. Spoerri (Spring 2019). Coin-level data (Trajan-Commodus) added by M. Ball (July 2022).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PRESTWOOD A

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Unspecified container

The coins were apparently stacked". "At the site of the main find there was a 'circular mark', a 'stain' about 14" across at the base. This it was suggested might be the impression of an organic container". No ceramic container was reported by the finders.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PRESTWOOD A

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Unspecified container

The coins were apparently stacked". "At the site of the main find there was a 'circular mark', a 'stain' about 14" across at the base. This it was suggested might be the impression of an organic container". No ceramic container was reported by the finders.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire