Findspot record TR 35 NW 157 - Sixty three Iron Age coins

Summary

Sixty three Iron Age coins discovered near Worth

Location

Grid reference TR 336 553 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR35NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WORTH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TR337553) 63 LIA coins were discovered near Worth by metal detection in the 1980's. Coin Reference nos. TWRA-TYMAC-IA-101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 92, 93, 100, 81, 85, 90, 74, 77, 78, 66, 71, 60, 64, 65, 56, 57, 59, 51, 52, 55, 43, 44, 49, 40, 41, 42, 26, 28, 31, 19, 20, 24, 31, 19, 20, 24, 13, 16, 17, 5, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 17, 18, 14, 15, 12, 13, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 (See Catalogue for details). The coins vary in date from c 100 BC to c 43 AD and tribes such as the Cantii, Trinovantes and the Atrebates. Most have easily identifiable designs such as the Head of Apollo on the obverse and the charging bull on the reverse. The earlier coins are made from cast bronze potin whilst the later ones are made from AE. Each coin weighs from between 0.87 gm up to 3.77 gm. Most of the coins appear in catalogue reference VA and they all vary in 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>XY OS Card Reference: Kent Metal Detector Group Records. [Mapped feature: #10635 find, ]
  • <2> Collection: Ringwould, K. 1991. South of England Metal Detecting Records.

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2024 6:15PM