(TQ90505026) A quarter-stater of the Cantii was discovered by metal detection near Lenham in Nov 1992. The coin is dated to c 40-35 BC. It measures 11.5-12.5 mm in diameter and weighs 1.20 gm. The obverse side is plain and the reverse shows a Celticized horse left, pellet-in-ring on shoulder, pellet under tail, cross-hatched box below horse, corded triangle and pellet-in-ring's above horse. Catalogue reference VA 151-1. It is a Cantian H-Late Weald type. The coin is debased with copper. (1)

The brooch is copper alloy, 81mm long with a broken pin and broken foot. The head is broad and rounded and the bow narrow and tapering towards the foot. In the centre of the bow is a circular disc ornamented with a red enamel dot. The brooch is unique but influenced by contemporary types. It may be that it was made fairly locally. It is believed to date from between 50 BC - 0 AD.(3)

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.

<3> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2004, Information on various Lenham sites provided by Lenham Archaeological Society, 2004 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13571.

<4> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2018, Late Iron Age Settlement at Royton-Mountcastle, Lenham Heath, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE32557.

<5> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2018, Late Iron Age Settlement at Royton-Mountcastle, Lenham Heath, Kent, Archaeological survey and excavations (Unpublished document). SKE52887.