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Findspot record TQ 87 SE 40 - 2 Iron Age gold staters & 1 Roman silver coin
Summary
2 Iron Age gold staters & 1 Roman silver coin.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 88 71 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ87SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | IWADE, SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A rare gold stater from New Chetney Island in the River Medway was on show at a Stanley Gibbons `Collectors Exhibition', Canterbury, July 1978. It is dated 1-10AD and was issued by Dubnovellaunus, Celtic King of the Cantii. The coin was found in the Medway together with another gold stater and a silver coin of Julius Caesar. It was issued for use in Kent and Essex and shows a prancing horse underneath which is a palm branch. (See Illustration Card). (1)
<1> KAR 54 1978 97 photo (OS Card Reference). SKE45363.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE45363 OS Card Reference: KAR 54 1978 97 photo. [Mapped feature: #32230 ]
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2021 5:18PM