Findspot record TR 04 NE 42 - Late Iron Age coin, Wye
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Location
Grid reference | TR 0689 4745 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR04NE |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
(TR06904745) LIA coin c 10 BC-c 10 AD of the Atrebates, Eppillus. Found near Wye by metal detection in Oct 1991. Coin reference no MSRC-LEWII-IA-11. The coin is made of AR (argon?? AG= silver - recording mistake??), measures 11-13 mm and weighs 1.24 gm. The obverse side depicts a Celticized head right, VIR in front, FO behind. The reverse side depicts a Capricorn left, EPPI above, COM,F below. The catalogue reference is VA 443-1 (variant). The obverse clearly shows FO behind head rather than CO which is depicted in CCB, therefore a variant. (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.
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2024 6:29PM