Findspot record TR 02 NE 10 - Iron Age stater

Summary

Iron Age stater Portable Antiquities Scheme find - Iron Age copper alloy coin

Location

Grid reference TR 06 25 (point) LO
Map sheet TR02NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

TR 0625. A bronze Iron Age stater, classified as Mack 318 was found at New Romney, Kent. The obverse has a very crude image of portions of the laureate head of Apollo. The reverse, also very crude, has a disjointed horse, with pellets above and below. It is now in the possession of the American Numismatic Society. (1,2)

Description from record MKE69317:
Period: Iron Age
Broad Period:
Weight: 2.98 grams
OS GridRef: TR0625
Easting: 606000
Northing: 125000
Date found: 01 January 1974
Recorded by: Dan Pett
Subsequent action: Part of an extant museum collection
Other reference: 74.0386
County: KENT
District: SHEPWAY
Parish: NEW ROMNEY
Denomination: Stater (copper alloy)
PAS notes: This data is obtained from the Oxford University Celtic Coin Index. We cannot answer questions on the coins themselves. They were recorded by Oxford University staff.


<1> Coinage of Anc Britain 1964 102 (R P Mack) (OS Card Reference). SKE39052.

<2> Supp Gaz of find-spots of Celtic coins in Brit 1977 1978 90 (C Haselgrove) (OS Card Reference). SKE49746.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Coinage of Anc Britain 1964 102 (R P Mack). [Mapped feature: #37259 Find, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Supp Gaz of find-spots of Celtic coins in Brit 1977 1978 90 (C Haselgrove).

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2021 3:55PM