Iron Age bronze coin at Saffron Walden (EHER 18560)

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Summary

A bronze coin of Cunobelinus was found in 1851.

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Grid reference	TL 54 38 (point) Generic location for area - exact NGR not known.
Civil Parish	SAFFRON WALDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: A bronze coin of Cunobelinus was found about 1851. It was exhibited by Neville in the parish of Saffron Walden. The coin is of Evans type XII:7 [Allen: Belgic Dynasties, Arch XC (1944), AE of Cunobelinus] - (Ancient British Coins (1864)335 (J. Evans)). The NGR is arbitrary as exact location is not known. <1> - <3>

Finds

COIN (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. 8/2/56.
<2> SEX7311 LIST: Allen, D.F. in Frere, S.S.. 1961. Problems of the Iron Age in southern Britain. p.230.
<3> SEX16546 Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1851. The Archaeological Journal, Volume 8. 8. p.91.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Saffron Walden, 1851 (EEX63548)

Other References

National Monuments Record: TL 53 NW 16
NRHE identifier: 373692

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