HOARD
Unique ID: IARCH-95E1ED
Workflow
status: Published 
Known as
Thurrock
Quantity summary
- Coins in hoard: 2150
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Coin chronology
Last ruler: Potin
Last Reece period: Period 1 Pre-Claudian and Iron Age (Pre AD 41)
Date from: 175 BC
Date to: 70 BC
Terminal reason: Incomplete information
Coin summary
Download as CSV| Period | Ruler | Denomination | Geog. area | From | To | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON AGE | Uninscribed | Potin (Cast bronze) | South Eastern | 175 BC | 70 BC | 2150 |
Coin data quality rating: Fair (Grade 2)
Description
A hoard of over 2000 Thurrock type potins found by a metal detectorist at the edge of quarry hollow. The hoard was used by Van Arsdell as the basis of his typology for the 'Thurrock' type potin.
Notes
De Jersey implies the remainder may be studied in future.A small proportion are recorded on the CCI and the bulk of the coins are in Thurrock Museum but require cleaning..
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Thurrock Museum (part)
Materials of coins and artefacts in the hoard
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1987
Personal details
Other reference numbers
Legacy hoard number: 2722
SMR reference number: HER 45369
Archaeological context
No archaeological context available.
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