TR 36 SW 79 - Late Iron Age coin, Cottington Hill, Minster

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Findspot record TR 36 SW 79 - Late Iron Age coin, Cottington Hill, Minster

Summary

A late Iron Age coin was disovered by a metal detectorist on Cottington Hill in 1991. The coin was identified as of Trinovantian type and has been subsequently dated to c.10 BC-10 AD. The coin was thought to be in poor condition. One side was too worn to be legible, whilst the other shows a geometric pattern. It is not known where this find is now located.

Location

Grid reference	TR 3359 6389 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TR36SW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 10 AD)

Full Description

(TR3363) LIA coin c 10 BC-10 AD of the Trinovantes or Sego. Ref TWRA-WILKA-IA-11. Discovered at Cottington Hill by metal detection in 1991. The diameter is 11.25-13 mm and the weight is 1.21 gm. The obverse side shows a geometric pattern, pellet-in-ring motif in centre, each point of the design has a ring on the end. The reverse side is illegible. Catalogue reference VA 1855-1. It is a Trinovantian P and in poor condition. (1)

Historic England archive material: 913768 South of England Metal Detecting Records This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Metal detecting records from 2 rally sites: 7th-8th September1991 - Ringwould, Kent; 11th-12th September 1993 - Great Mongeham, near Deal, Kent. Also one block of variously located finds in Kent. Iron Age, Roman and Medieval coins.Contents : 3 catalogues and 1 reportCondition : INTACT

<1> Kent Metal Detector Group Records (OS Card Reference). SKE45936.

<2> Ringwould, K, 1991, South of England Metal Detecting Records (Collection). SKE6551.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SKE45936 OS Card Reference: Kent Metal Detector Group Records.
<2> SKE6551 Collection: Ringwould, K. 1991. South of England Metal Detecting Records.

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COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 10 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2024 6:18PM