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BEAD
Unique ID: BH-DAC7F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver-gilt bead with fluted surface, circular-sectioned central aperture and a raised rim at either end.
Discussion:
A similar example can be found on the Portable Antiquity Scheme's database and also reported via the Treasure Act 1996: KENT-C529E2 (2004 T93).
Notes:
This find qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: North Hertfordshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T602
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 5.9 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 7.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T602
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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