A Gallo-Belgic gold stater (see illustration card) was found lying on the surface of the mud in the Medway Marshes, during work by the Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, in spring 1967. It is the only recorded coin of this type from the Medway Marshes at Upchurch and the earliest pre-Roman coin recorded from the marshes. It has been deposited in Maidstone Museum. (1,2) TQ 856 716 Burntwick Island. Gallo-Belgic gold stater found in the Medway Marshes. (3). Additional references (4). No visible remains in 2004. (5)

<1> Kent Arch Rev 33 Autumn 1973 67-8 photo (J Williams) (OS Card Reference). SKE45764.

<2> Kent Arch Rev 29 1972 258 (J Williams) (OS Card Reference). SKE45758.

<3> Univ of London Inst of Arch Occ Paper 11a Supp Gaz of Find-Spots of Celtic Coins in Brit 1977 10 (C (OS Card Reference). SKE50696.

<4> Williams, J., 1973, A Gallo-Belgic stater found on the Medway Marshes (Article in serial). SWX7670.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.