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Findspot record TQ 85 SW 13 - Romano-British coin hoard
Summary
A hoard of about 5470 Roman antoninian dating from 218 to 282 AD were discovered buried in an urn in field No. 70, Old Mill Farm, Hollingbourne in 1959. The coins are in the British Museum, and the urn is on loan to the Maidstone Museum. The urn is a native type, hand made in grey-buff ware, and coated with haematite in an early Iron Age `A' tradition. Maidstone Museum has acquired a representative sample of 40 coins from the hoard ranging from Gordian III to Probus (AD 238-282) and all the 376 barbarious imitations (Acc. No. 23.1961) A late 3rd century hoard.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8218 5430 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ85SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOLLINGBOURNE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Arch Cant 73 (1959) 229-230 (E J E Pirie) (Illust) (OS Card Reference). SKE35528.
<2> F1 ASP 24-Nov-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42267.
<3> F2 ASP 24-Nov-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE43160.
<4> OS 1:10000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48156.
<5> Numistatic Chronicle 1 1961 211-223 illus (R A G Carson) (OS Card Reference). SKE47753.
<6> Arch Cant 76 1961 197 (D B Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35591.
<7> JRS 50 1960 235-36 (M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE45115.
<8> Ashmdean Mus Rep of the Visitors 1962 74 (C M Kraay) (OS Card Reference). SKE37397.
<9> Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 13 - November, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4491.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1>XY SKE35528 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 73 (1959) 229-230 (E J E Pirie) (Illust). [Mapped feature: #28997 hoard, ]
- <2> SKE42267 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24-Nov-61.
- <3> SKE43160 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 24-Nov-61.
- <4> SKE48156 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1971.
- <5> SKE47753 OS Card Reference: Numistatic Chronicle 1 1961 211-223 illus (R A G Carson).
- <6> SKE35591 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 76 1961 197 (D B Kelly).
- <7> SKE45115 OS Card Reference: JRS 50 1960 235-36 (M V Taylor).
- <8> SKE37397 OS Card Reference: Ashmdean Mus Rep of the Visitors 1962 74 (C M Kraay).
- <9> SKE4491 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 13 - November, 1961.
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Record last edited
Sep 14 2021 4:56PM