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SWORD
Unique ID: STAFFS-3B0C63
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Gold rivet with a plain domed head
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Class: Hilt rivet
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T394
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.1 mm
Width: 6.5 mm
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 1.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th July 2009
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BA 0195
Treasure case number: 2009T394
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Staffordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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