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| HER Number | MWB14829 |
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| Record Type | Find Spot |
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| Name | IN SPEEN CHURCHYARD? |
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Summary
Iron Age bronze coin reputedly found in Speen churchyard prior to 1931
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 04011.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 54
SU 4554 6784
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
Full Description
Peake's gazetteer <1> notes that a 2nd century BC bronze coin of the Thessalian league was said to have been found in the churchyard, and was in Newbury Museum in 1931.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Peake, H. 1931. The Archaeology of Berkshire. p72, 228-9. [Monograph / SWB10018] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 NVQ 10-OCT-63. [Personal observation / SWB14640] |
Related Monuments
| MWB4834 | St Mary the Virgin Church, Speen (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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