Late Iron Age gold coin, Nursery north of Nazeing Road (EHER 3423)
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Summary
A gold Iron Age stater (coin) of Cunobelin was found while digging glasshouse foundations in 1925.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 38 06 (point) Previously mapped at TL 3882 0605. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NAZEING, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Stater of Cunobeline, found while digging glasshouse foundations in 1925. <1>
Now in Colchester Museum (Acc No 132.49). Located at TL 3874 0613, previously mapped at TL 3882 0605. <2> - <6>
NRHE data transfer:
A gold stater of Cunobeline was found in digging foundations of a glasshouse circa 1925. Now in Colchester Museum (Acc No 132.49) it was presented by Mrs Hunt of East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society. The coin is similar, but not identical, to those illustrated in Evans, coins pl 9 Nos 3-10. <7> <8> <9>
1975. Field survey.
No further information; see EHER 3424 for details of nearby La Tene III/1st century finds. <10>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL30NE15, 1975.
- <3> SEX2503 Report: Colchester Museum. Colchester Museum Report. p 12.
- <4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 132.49.
- <5> SEX12425 Article in serial: Allen, D.F.. 1960. The origins of coinage in Britain: a reappraisal. London Institute Archaeol Occas Pap. No 11, p 230.
- <6> SEX12426 Article in serial: Huggins, P.J.. 1978. Excavation of Belgic and Romano-British farm with middle Saxon cemetery and churches at Nazeingbury, Essex, 1975-6. Essex Archaeology and History. 10. 29-117. p 106.
- <7> SEX377 Report: Colchester Museum. 1948. Colchester Museum Report.
- <8> SEX77364 CORRESPONDENCE: Brinson, J.G.S.. 1950. Ordnance Survey Correspondence 6''. 24.6.50, TL30NE.
- <9> SEX1723 Monograph: Evans, J.. 1864. The Coins of the Ancient Britons. plate 9, nos 3-10..
- <10> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. JRL 31-OCT-75.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL30-008
- NRHE identifier: 367212
- National Monuments Record: TL 30 NE 15