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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1480 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Post-medieval coin weight, Springhead, Gravesend |
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Summary
A single post-medieval coin weight from the hand-dug test pits (ARC SAT02) on the south side of the A2. 'Struck after 1772, probably during the reign of George II, this weight would have been used by traders to check the weight of guineas minted prior to 1772'. Weighs 8.3g.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 617 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1772 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1772 AD)
Full description
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A single post-medieval coin weight from the hand-dug test pits (ARC SAT02) on the south side of the A2. 'Struck after 1772, probably during the reign of George II, this weight would have been used by traders to check the weight of guineas minted prior to 1772'. Weighs 8.3g. (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> | 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. |
