Findspot record TQ 76 SW 11 - Roman coin found near Kits Coty House, Aylesford

Summary

In the 1950s a 6th century coin was found in the garden of a property near Kits Coty House.The coin appears to have been burnt but can be identified as a coin of Justin II, AD 568-78, minted at Nicomedia and marked 572/3. The coin was given to Maidstone Museum.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7457 6130 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ76SW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Mr. C.M. Kraay, Ashmolean Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE47424.

<2> Brit. Mus. Coins, Byzantine I, p.87, No.140 (OS Card Reference). SKE38355.

<3> Arch. Cant. Vol.65, (1952), p.193 (L.R.A. Grove) (OS Card Reference). SKE37115.

<4> F1 ASP 19-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42187.

<5> F2 ASP 19-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43137.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 11 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4169.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Mr. C.M. Kraay, Ashmolean Museum.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Brit. Mus. Coins, Byzantine I, p.87, No.140.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. Vol.65, (1952), p.193 (L.R.A. Grove). [Mapped feature: #24192 find, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19-MAY-59.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 19-MAY-59.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 11 - May, 1959.

Finds (1)

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Record last edited

Aug 3 2021 12:32PM