British Iron Age, A hollowed flint nodule container, used as a container for the Lenham hoard and found in-situ with several coins imbedded inside, 67mm * 70mm * 60mm. Broken into eight large pieces and professionally reconstructed, very rare and interesting £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Lenham Hoard of Iron Age Coins.

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Hollowed flint nodules this such as this are naturally formed, and appear in the upper strata in chalky soil. There are several such examples of British (and continental) Iron Age hoards buried in such nodules.