Site Event/Activity record ECC2495 - Coin of Cunobelin with Ship design, Sheepen, Colchester, 1980

Location

Location Sheepen, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9859 2602 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unassigned

Date

1980

Map

Description

A coin of Cunobelin was found by an anonymous metal detectorist at the River Colne at Sheepen in 1980 and is now in the British Museum (1981/12/34/1). A boat is depicted on the coin.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: McGrail, Sean (Ed). 1980. Maritime Celts, Frisians and Saxons. CBA Research Report No71. p43-44.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Coin of Cunobelin with ship design from Sheepen (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Mar 14 2016 8:57AM

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