Findspot record TQ 66 NE 52 - Iron Age coin findspot

Summary

Iron Age coin dated c 10 BC-10 AD

Location

Grid reference TQ 6599 6597 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ66NE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TQ65996597) LIA coin dated to c 10 BC-c 10 AD of the Trinovantes, Sego, ref MSRC-PALMR-IA-1. The coin was discovered near Meopham by metal detection in 1991. It is made of AE, measures 15.25-15.75 mm and weighs 1.52 gm. The obverse side shows a geometric pattern of eight-pointed star. Points end in circles and are joined by crescents. The reverse has a sphinx left, pellet-in-ring motif to right. Catalogue reference VA 1855-1. Type Trinovantian P. (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>XY OS Card Reference: Kent Metal Detector Group Records. [Mapped feature: #10566 find, ]
  • <2> Collection: Ringwould, K. 1991. South of England Metal Detecting Records.

Finds (1)

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2024 4:54PM