Findspot record TQ 77 NW 1 - Coin of Gallienus, near Wharf Lane, Cliffe

Summary

A Roman coin of Gallienus, was found in 1872 at the end of Wharf Lane in Cliffe, just north of Reed Street on the edge of the marsh. The present whereabouts of this coin are uncertain.

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Grid reference TQ 7395 7697 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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[TQ 73967679] "A silver coin of Gallienus of about the size of a shilling was this day shewn to me by Mr. Knight, Builder, of Reed Street, Clyffe, as having been just found by a labourer at the end of Wharf Lane in Clyffe, on the edge of the marsh..." (a) (1) "A coin supposed by the inhabitants of Cliffe to be Roman was found just north of Reed Street, but his has been lost..." (2). No further information discovered regarding this coin (3). Additional references (4,5).


<1> Parish Register (HR Lloyd Rector 17.10.1872) (OS Card Reference). SKE48494.

<2> Arch Cant Vol 15 1883 271 (OS Card Reference). SKE36378.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 6 1952 158 (MD Nightingale) (OS Card Reference). SKE36407.

<4> F1 EG 24.06.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42871.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 1 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4209.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Parish Register (HR Lloyd Rector 17.10.1872).
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 15 1883 271. [Mapped feature: #25059 find, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 6 1952 158 (MD Nightingale).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 EG 24.06.59.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 1 - June, 1959.

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2021 1:58PM