PRESTWOOD B

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Location

Address

Chiltern (District)

County

Buckinghamshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.683186 / -0.75745386 / 171 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

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Information

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Hoard name

PRESTWOOD B

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

18 Jul 1999

(to)

18 Jul 1999

Total number of coins

734

Summary

733 nummi and one radiate to AD 317 and pot, discovered on 18 July 1999 in a Buckinghamshire field. On the same day in the same field a hoard of denarii was also found, the 'Prestwood A' hoard.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury
Finder(s)

D. Valverde
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

317
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

317
Opening year (earliest)

307
Opening year (latest)

307
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Excellent

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A number of potsherds were associated with the find

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/50

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-23D743

References

Reference

2000 - Coin Hoards 2000: Ancient Hoards

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Reference

2000 - Treasure Annual Report 1998-99

Ref

307

Reference

Yarrow, M.Y. - 2009 - Prestwood B, Buckinghamshire

Ref

237-250

Record created by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PRESTWOOD B

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A number of potsherds were associated with the find

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PRESTWOOD B

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A number of potsherds were associated with the find

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire