ALKHAM

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Location

City

Alkham

Address

Dover (District)

County

Kent

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.135830379829 / 1.2239522836797 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

21565

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21565

Hoard name

ALKHAM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Apr 2017

(to)

31 May 2017

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 14 late Roman coins: 13 siliquae, 1 solidus and a silver ingot, probably deposited between c. AD 400 and c. 430 (tpq of coins AD 395 to 402). The coins were also associated with a sub-rectangular silver ingot.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Dover Museum
Closing reign (earliest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

364
Opening year (latest)

367
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Depositional context

Ploughsoil

Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver ingot
The sub-rectangular ingot has been hammered flat, with straight, vertical sides and rounded ends. The edges are sharp and the surface is otherwise unmarked. 46.82mm long, 19.27mm wide, 7.47mm thick and weighing 49.90g.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

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https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/842335

References

Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2026).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ALKHAM

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver ingot
The sub-rectangular ingot has been hammered flat, with straight, vertical sides and rounded ends. The edges are sharp and the surface is otherwise unmarked. 46.82mm long, 19.27mm wide, 7.47mm thick and weighing 49.90g.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ALKHAM

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Silver ingot The sub-rectangular ingot has been hammered flat, with straight, vertical sides and rounded ends. The edges are sharp and the surface is otherwise unmarked. 46.82mm long, 19.27mm wide, 7.47mm thick and weighing 49.90g.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Silver ingot
The sub-rectangular ingot has been hammered flat, with straight, vertical sides and rounded ends. The edges are sharp and the surface is otherwise unmarked. 46.82mm long, 19.27mm wide, 7.47mm thick and weighing 49.90g.