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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 66 NE 1 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | 4th cent Roman coin hoard |
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Summary
Roman coin hoard dating to the fourth century was found near Brewer's Gate, Cobham Park in 1883.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6822 6922 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ66NE |
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| Parish: | COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 353 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[Area centred TQ 68336953]. 4th.century Roman coin hoard in an earthen pot found near Brewer's Gate in Cobham Park in 1883. The 836 coins, Constantine to Decentius, may have been deposited about A.D.353 [Included is a detailed list of coins.] (1) No information gained as to the present whereabouts of this hoard. It is not in the possession of Lord Darnley of Cobham Park nor is it at Rochester or Maidstone Museums. A photostat copy of a 25" survey of Cobham Park (a) shows a siting symbol at TQ 68236923 with the legend 'Roman coins found here'. Antiquity model Survey carried out. [See also TQ 66 NE 23.] (2) Additional bibliography. (3-6)
<1> Arch. Cant., Vol.15 (1883) pp. 321-30 (C. Roach Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE37130.
<2> Survey by COl. D.E. Ruck R.E., dated Sept. 1905 in Gravesend Library. (OS Card Reference). SKE49758.
<3> F1 CFW 08-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42483.
<4> Ant 7 1883 275 (OS Card Reference). SKE33121.
<5> JBAA 40 1884 213 (CR Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE44969.
<6> VCH Kent 3 1932 150 (MV Taylor RF Jessup and CFC Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51043.
<7> Coinage and currency in Ro Brit 1979 166 (CHV Sutherland) (OS Card Reference). SKE39045.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 1 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3488.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant., Vol.15 (1883) pp. 321-30 (C. Roach Smith). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Survey by COl. D.E. Ruck R.E., dated Sept. 1905 in Gravesend Library.. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 08-JUL-59. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Ant 7 1883 275. [Mapped feature: #14119 find, ] |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: JBAA 40 1884 213 (CR Smith). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 150 (MV Taylor RF Jessup and CFC Hawkes). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Coinage and currency in Ro Brit 1979 166 (CHV Sutherland). |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 1 - July, 1959. |
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