Findspot record TR 35 NW 155 - Iron Age Coin mid 1st century BC

Summary

Iron Age Coin mid 1st century BC

Location

Grid reference TR 3369 5539 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR35NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WORTH, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

(TR33705540) IA coin found near Worth by metal detection in 1983, ref TWRA-TYMAR-IA-10. The coin dates to the mid 1st century BC and is Gaulish, Ambiani. It measures 12.5-13.5 mm and weighs 1.39 gm. The obverse side shows a horse left with very elongated neck and deformed legs, pellets in field. The reverse shows a thin horse left with very long legs, large pellet-in-ring motifs above and below. Catalogue references: Obv-as Scheers series 65, class 1 (cf plate 365) Rev, as Scheers series 97 (cf plate 434) Already in CCI, but mis-identified as Dubnovellaunus. (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: #10633 find, ]
  • <2> Collection: Ringwould, K. 1991. South of England Metal Detecting Records.

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2024 6:10PM