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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-4A1EA1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Merovingian gold solidus of Chlothar II. Marseilles mint.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 584
Date to: Circa AD 628
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Diameter: 19.77 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Solidus
Ruler/issuer: Chlotar II
Category: Coin of Merovingian Francia
Type: Belfort 2465-7 (cf): Marseilles solidus of Chlotar II
Obverse description: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: CHLOTARIVS RCX
Reverse description: Cross, globe below, within circular border of pellets
Reverse inscription: CHLOTAR IVICTVRIA
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Hougham Without
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Belfort, A. | 1892 | Description generale des monnaies merovingienne | Paris | Au siège de la société Française de numismatique | 238 | cf 2466 |
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