Two Iron Age coins found on Birdcage Marsh, in the Upchurch marshes:- (i) Bronze coin of Eppillus, Mack No 310, Evans' Type IV:5. (ii) Bronze coin, identified as Evans' Type N.11, but about which Allen shows considerable doubt, listing it either as Type LX 26 (North of Thames Group), or Type LY 6 or 8 (South of Thames Group-North Kentish Section). (1,2) Both these coins were found by Gray during the period 1948-52 in the Birdcage Marsh saltings, an area centred at TQ 849 700, now almost completely eroded away. The coins are in the BM (3) (a). Additional references (4,5).

<1> Brit Num J 27 1953 211 (P H Ker Gray) (OS Card Reference). SKE38345.

<2> London Univ Inst of Arch Occ Papers No 11 'Origins of Coinage in Britain' 191 192 213 (D F Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE46170.

<3> Sgn Cdr P H Ker Grey 'Frankfield' Farnham Lane Haslemere Surrey (OS Card Reference). SKE49448.

<4> F1 CFW 10-DEC-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42512.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 87 SW 6 - December, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4693.