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Record ID: IARCH-D1F78E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Southend-on-Sea
Workflow stage: Published
De Jersey writes: "The hoard was found on 2 February 1985 - initially one coin and then another thirty-two about 15 cm deeper, with the remains of a pottery vessel. This is described as "a wide-mouthed, shouldered bowl" (Haselgrove 1989, 12), handmade, of a type "current before the mid first century BC" (Cowell et al. 1987, 2). It is presumed to have been the container. Investigations by Southend Museum and the South-East Essex Archaeological Society revealed evidence for Iron Age and later occupation of the area (BMHF; Essex Arch. And Hist. 19 (1988), 249-51). The nine class 3 state…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southend-On-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.