TQ 75 NW 1 - 3rd century urn with hoard of 22 coins of Tetricus and "Castor ware" beaker found near Allington Castle, Maidstone

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Findspot record TQ 75 NW 1 - 3rd century urn with hoard of 22 coins of Tetricus and "Castor ware" beaker found near Allington Castle, Maidstone

Summary

A small bulbous beaker (date 250-300 A.D.) found in 1907, near Allington Castle, between the railway and the river, contained 22 "small brass" coins of Tetricus, several of which are barbarous (?Gaulish) copies. A small beaker of "Castor ware", with a hare on the side, was found, apparently in the same long-disused gravel pit, in about 1930.

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Grid reference	TQ 7489 5765 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 267 AD to 299 AD)

Full Description

A small bulbous beaker (date 250-300 A.D.) found in 1907, near Allington Castle, between the railway and the river, contained 22 "small brass" coins of Tetricus, several of which are barbarous (?Gaulish) copies. (1) [TQ 74905765] "Small urn containing 22 coins of Tetricus." (2) Similar information to that given by VCH. Also a small beaker of "Castor ware" found in the same pit about 1930. Hare on side which has been preserved. Now in Maidstone Museum. (3) The siting by Authority 2 falls within a long disused gravel pit now in the process of being filled in. The beaker and coins are on display in Maidstone Museum. The Castor ware beaker, incomplete and in pieces, is in store. (No accession numbers) No further details concerning these finds have been discovered. (4) Additional bibliography. (5)

<1> Infm H J Elgar Maid M (OS Card Reference). SKE44443.

<2> VCH Kent 3 (1932) 144 (OS Card Reference). SKE50979.

<3> Maidstone Museum Kent Arch Soc 6" (Anon undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46470.

<4> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazatteer MS in progress (OS Card Reference). SKE46408.

<6> Arch Cant 98 1982 137-144 (J A Davies) (OS Card Reference). SKE36308.

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<1> SKE44443 OS Card Reference: Infm H J Elgar Maid M.
<2> SKE50979 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 (1932) 144.
<3> SKE46470 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Kent Arch Soc 6" (Anon undated).
<4> SKE46408 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gazatteer MS in progress.
<6>XY SKE36308 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 98 1982 137-144 (J A Davies). [Mapped feature: #19572 Find, ]