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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1479 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Four medieval coins, Springhead, Gravesend |
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Summary
Three medieval silver pennies and a halfpenny. All found in subsoil, within a few square metres of each other, by a metal detectorist. The group, perhaps a 'pilgrim's purse' is likely to have been lost or deposited sometime in the 15th century. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6168 7268 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- Hoard (Medieval - 1400 AD? to 1500 AD?)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1327 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
Full description
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Three medieval silver pennies and a halfpenny. All found in subsoil, within a few square metres of each other, by a metal detectorist. The group, perhaps a 'pilgrim's purse' is likely to have been lost or deposited sometime in the 15th century. (1)
<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 4: Saxon and Later Finds and Environmental Reports (Monograph). SKE32437.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 4: Saxon and Later Finds and Environmental Reports. [Mapped feature: #10428 coin hoard, ] |
