SLAY HILLS 1952

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Location

Address

Swale (District)

County

Kent

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.398536 / 0.67243763 / 0 view

Location details

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Information

1114

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Hoard name

SLAY HILLS 1952

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jun 1952

(to)

31 Aug 1952

Total number of coins

Summary

At Slay Hills Saltings, on Upchurch Marsh: a hoard of thirty-seven sestertii was found in a small urn. The coins ranged from Domitian to Commodus. The 37 sestertii were identified by R.A.G. Carson: Domitian - Commodus.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Closing reign (earliest)

Commodus
Terminal year (earliest)

180
Closing reign (latest)

Commodus
Terminal year (latest)

180
Opening year (earliest)

81
Opening year (latest)

96
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Urn

Of rough, poor workmanship, and of a dirty brown clay. Its external surface showed the remnants of a black coating, parts of which had been oxidised. The pot was 3½ in. high and 4½ in. wide and had a small bead rim.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1071

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-9B4C37

References

Reference

Gray, P.H.K. - 1954 - A hoard of sestertii (Domitian to Commodus) from Slayhills Marsh, Upchurch, Kent

Ref

201-203

Reference

Robertson

Ref

329

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SLAY HILLS 1952

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Urn

Of rough, poor workmanship, and of a dirty brown clay. Its external surface showed the remnants of a black coating, parts of which had been oxidised. The pot was 3½ in. high and 4½ in. wide and had a small bead rim.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SLAY HILLS 1952

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Urn

Of rough, poor workmanship, and of a dirty brown clay. Its external surface showed the remnants of a black coating, parts of which had been oxidised. The pot was 3½ in. high and 4½ in. wide and had a small bead rim.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire