http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/description/Anglo-scandinavian/treasure/1/format/xml/ 16 1 1 - 16 2011-12-06 14:29:29 Erica Darch edarch 2012-02-23 10:15:34 Helen Geake hgeake NMS-E26C94 FINGER RING Anglo-Scandinavian or Viking-period penannular finger-ring made from silver. Slightly irregular D-sectioned band, tapering smoothly from the widest point at the front to blunt points at the rear of the hoop. There are hammer marks on the internal surface. External height 22.5mm. External width 23mm. Internal height 17mm. Internal width 16mm. Width of band at maximum 5.5mm. Weight 6.48g. Compare examples in copper alloy from Thetford; A. Goodall in Rogerson and Dallas (1984) fig.110, nos. 17 and 21. A more elaborate twisted silver example with hammered-together ends can be found at NCL-40E866 (2007T599). Anglo-Scandinavian or Viking-period penannular finger-ring made from silver. Slightly irregular D-sectioned band, tapering smoothly from the widest point at the front to blunt points at the rear of the hoop. There are hammer marks on the internal surface. External height 22.5mm. External width 2... The object fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%. Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 850 1066 23 22.5 Complete 2011-12-06 14:29:29 NORFOLK SOUTH NORFOLK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2011-08-10 12:41:06 Erica Darch edarch 2011-08-11 11:12:00 Erica Darch edarch NMS-26E524 INGOT Anglo-Scandinavian silver ingot: a bar of sub-rectangular cross-section with transverse hammer marks on one broad face. Verdigris is present on parts of the surface. Length 24mm, width 11.5mm, thickness 6.5mm. Weight 9.64g / 149.0 grains. This is overweight for one third of a Dublin Norse weight unit of 26.6g, is very little above 3 x an Anglo-Saxon unit of 3.1g (Kruse 1992, 86-7), and is very close in weight (9.74g) to an example from Horton Kirby, Kent (Treasure Annual Report 2004 75, no. 100). Transverse hammering is common on ingots found in Scandinavian hoards (Blackburn and Rogerson 1993, 223). Late 9th - 10th century Anglo-Scandinavian silver ingot: a bar of sub-rectangular cross-section with transverse hammer marks on one broad face. Verdigris is present on parts of the surface. Length 24mm, width 11.5mm, thickness 6.5mm. Weight 9.64g / 149.0 grains. This is overweight for one third of a Dublin Norse weight ... Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 850 1000 11.5 24 6.5 Complete 2011-08-10 12:41:06 NORFOLK GREAT YARMOUTH POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-06-09 16:28:31 Faye Minter fminter 2012-02-29 12:24:00 Janina Parol jparol SF-FB31F3 INGOT Description: A probable silver early medieval or Viking Age ingot. Roughly triangular in section and rectangular in plan, incomplete at one end which is tapering. Two faces have evidence of diagonal marks, which appear to have been made by a file. One terminal narrows and is incomplete due to an old break and the other is rounded with a flattened end. Dimensions: 33.75mm in length and 7.11mm in width, 4.71mm in thickness, 5.61g in weight. Discussion: This probable ingot is similar in shape to a larger narrow ingot of Late Saxon/Anglo-Scandinavian datefound in Hindringham, Norfolk (2003 T14), (Treasure Annual Report 2003,84). Description: A probable silver early medieval or Viking Age ingot. Roughly triangular in section and rectangular in plan, incomplete at one end which is tapering. Two faces have evidence of diagonal marks, which appear to have been made by a file. One terminal narrows and is incomplete due to an ... 13/1/11 TVC valuation: £35 Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 800 1000 7.11 33.75 Complete 2010-06-09 16:28:31 SUFFOLK MID SUFFOLK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SF Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-10-13 13:27:56 Rebecca Morris rebeccam 2011-09-12 14:48:00 Jason Lundock jasonlundock YORYM-4701A4 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT TREASURE CASE : 2005 T256 A silver fragment. On the decorated side of the piece there is an engraved linear decoration: all that remains is a double line segment, a leaf-motif, a patterning of minute dots (shading) above it, and a few other single lines. The decoration, albeit tentatively, might suggest parallels with the Sutton disc brooch, an Anglo-Scandinavian find of the 11th century where there are lentoid fields of similar double contour. The heart-shaped leaf is typical of Carolingian ornamentation of the time: the left side is embellished by additional short traits, suggesting depth (cf. the treatment of the feathers on the St John's eagle on the portable altar in the MusĂ©e Cluny, Paris - ibid. no. 76). Shading by means of minute dots can be seen on a number of artefacts both of Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon manufacture. It appears that the piece was cut from a larger flat object, perhaps a brooch or a mount: all four sides are cut and chamfered in such a way that suggests that it was cut with the decorated face downwards, with regard only to the intrinsic value of the metal, as hack-silver. The silver content of the piece fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%; therefore the age of the artefact and its silver content are factors that lead to the recommendation that the piece should be declared Treasure. TREASURE CASE : 2005 T256 A silver fragment. On the decorated side of the piece there is an engraved linear decoration: all that remains is a double line segment, a leaf-motif, a patterning of minute dots (shading) above it, and a few other single lines. The decoration, albeit tentatively, might ... Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle MEDIEVAL Early 800 1100 25 1.5 Incomplete 2009-10-13 13:27:56 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 YORYM Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-25 11:25:18 Anja Rohde arohde 2011-05-19 10:32:00 Harriet Louth hlouth DENO-3507B2 Gaming piece Early medieval gaming piece; cast lead gaming piece of probable anglo-scandinavian manufacture NB: This gaming piece was originally submitted along with a silver ingot (DENO-34FB88) as Treasure Case 2009 T337 but was later deemed to be unassociated with the ingot due to lack of a secure archaeological context and was therefore not included in the final Treasure inquest. Early medieval gaming piece; cast lead gaming piece of probable anglo-scandinavian manufacture NB: This gaming piece was originally submitted along with a silver ingot (DENO-34FB88) as Treasure Case 2009 T337 but was later deemed to be unassociated with the ingot due to lack of a secure archaeolo... Lead Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late Complete 2009-06-25 11:25:18 LEICESTERSHIRE NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 DENO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-25 11:22:27 Anja Rohde arohde 2011-05-19 10:31:00 Harriet Louth hlouth DENO-34FB88 Ingot Treasure Case: 2009 T337. Complete Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) cast silver ingot. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate composition for the ingot of 70% silver, 15% lead, 4% gold, the rest being copper; it weighs 24.9 grams. The ingot is of cigar-shaped form of approximately triangular section, with a flattened apex (the underside of the object) and rounded ends; length, 47 mm. There are irregularities in the upper face consistent with casting in an open mould and there are two slight testing nicks on one edge. Both the form and nicking are typical of Viking-period ingots. Treasure Case: 2009 T337. Complete Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) cast silver ingot. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate composition for the ingot of 70% silver, 15% lead, 4% gold, the rest being copper; it weighs 24.9 grams. The ingot is of cigar-... A large number of silver ingots of the Viking period have been found mainly in hoards in England, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as in Scandinavia. Silver ingots in general were probably used as bullion in payments or trade transactions although they probably also had a use as providing raw material for making jewellery and other artefacts. They are typically dated AD c.850-c.1000 NB: A dome-shaped lead gaming piece submitted alongside the ingot was later deemed to be unassociated with the ingot due to lack of a secure archaeological context and was therefore not included in the final Treasure inquest. Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 850 1000 47 Complete 2009-06-25 11:22:27 LEICESTERSHIRE NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 DENO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-25 11:18:40 Anja Rohde arohde 2011-05-19 10:29:45 Harriet Louth hlouth DENO-34E814 finger ring Early medieval finger ring; silver finger ring of probable anglo-scandinavian influence. Treasure Report: Object Date: ?early medieval Description: Silver finger ring, open, bent and with b oth ends missing. Very worn relief decoration, vaguely resembling lettering. Discussion: Of some age, perhaps early medieval or medieval. Dimensions: Diam. max. 16.5mm; W. of band max. 0.6mm; Th of band 1.5mm; Weight 2.1 grams Note: This find qualifies as Treasure under the Treasure Act of 1996 Dr Sonia Marzinzik, M.A., F.S.A Curator, Insular Early Medieval Collections Department of Prehistory and Europe, The British Museum Early medieval finger ring; silver finger ring of probable anglo-scandinavian influence. Treasure Report: Object Date: ?early medieval Description: Silver finger ring, open, bent and with b oth ends missing. Very worn relief decoration, vaguely resembling lettering. Discussion: Of some age, perha... Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late MEDIEVAL 800 1200 0.6 16.5 1.5 Incomplete 2009-06-25 11:18:40 LINCOLNSHIRE EAST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 DENO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-03-12 18:25:57 Andrew Brown abrown 2011-06-29 10:51:00 Harriet Louth hlouth SF-92B213 Brooch An incomplete large silver disc brooch of late Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian date. The plate is flat, circular in shape and is missing the separately cast pin, three separate areas of the exterior edge and a small area from one side of the brooch due to old breaks or possible plough damage. The front face of the disc carries incised and applied decoration. The applied decoration comprises a central projecting cone or boss with flattened, rounded top that measures 10.24mm in diameter at base and 9.52mm in height. Eight similar bosses are positioned evenly around the exterior edge of the disc, one of which was detached from the brooch following its deposition into the ground and was recovered separately by the finder along with a small portion of the brooch that it was attached to. The separated boss has suffered from damage whilst in the ground, however the nature of the damage demonstrates how the bosses were attached to the brooch. Thus, a thin hollow (beaten?) cone of silver is formed with a central cylindrical rivet that is affixed to the interior of the boss and perforates the plate. This results in the presence of nine small flattened silver rivet heads visible on the back face of the brooch. The incised decoration is complex and elaborate, and is formed from deeply incised grooves that appear similar to later rocker decoration in that they noticeably zig-zag along their length. The decoration consists of a narrow border formed from two incised circumferential grooves between which are hatched triangles. These alternate one projecting inwards from the outer groove, followed by one pendant from the inner groove and projecting outwards. This pattern is repeated around the entire circumference of the brooch with a total of over 50 hatched triangles. The exact number is difficult to ascertain as parts of the border are missing due to old breaks in three places around the outside edge. The border runs between the bosses and the exterior edge of the disc, although some of the bosses slightly overlap the border in places, which clearly indicates they were applied after the incised decoration was completed. The key decorative motifs are found within the centre of the plate between the border and the central boss. Running between the central boss and four of the outer bosses, creating an evenly spaced cross, are incised pointed ovals. These each contain a central motif in the form of a spiral with oval shaped incisions to either side. To each end of the central motif are incised triangles that are positioned with their points towards either the central or outer bosses, and with the edge closest to the central motif curved in shape. This forms what appears to be a stylised scroll motif. In the fields between the four pointed ovals are interlaced zoomorphic creatures in the Urnes style. Two opposing fields have interlaced creatures with bodies closest to the exterior edge and head with open mouths pointing towards the central boss, possibly with a tongue or flame extending to the cone itself. They have small pointed oval shaped eyes and long, sinuous bodies. In the remaining two opposing fields the nature of the decoration is less certain. However it appears as though there are identical stylised creatures in each, again with long, sinuous and interlaced bodies with forked tails or feet and long triangular snouts extending to the central boss. They seem to each have to small circular eyes either side of the snout. In both pairs of creatures the decoration appears to have been incised initially with thin guide lines that were often not followed closely in the final incising of the decoration and in some instances the heavier incised lines are not completed fully. This is suggestive not of an unfinished product, as the remainder of the brooch appears to have originally been completed, but perhaps simply of slightly crude or hasty workmanship. The back face of the brooch is plain and undecorated. Rivet heads are visible for each of the bosses on the front face. There is also an irregular rectangular patch at one end and an equally irregular sub-oval patch at the opposite side of the brooch that indicate the original soldering of a now missing pin to the back of the brooch, and thus its completion as an object. The entire brooch is in an extremely delicate state of preservation. When found it was folded in half but has subsequently been unfolded by the finder. In addition to the detached boss and the small piece of plate to which it is still attached, one of the pointed oval shaped motifs at the centre of the brooch is missing its centre, and has almost completely perforated along the incised lines around its exterior edge. A more severe split in the disc is apparent running from the missing boss to the central boss and from there to the perforated pointed oval. Several of the bosses demonstrate damage to their bases, and one has a small split in the plate surrounding it. Traces of a black, sooty coating, which is particularly prominent around the bosses and at the edges of the plate, is visible on all surfaces. According to the finder the entire brooch was initially coated in this thick black layer, but has since been mostly removed through excessive cleaning by the finder. The brooch measures approximately 104.94mm in diameter, 1.16mm in thickness, and weighs 35.15g (36.21g including the detached boss). Several parallels to this brooch have been identified from both within the UK and in Scandinavia. The brooch dedicated to its owner Aedwen excavated within a hoard from a field in Sutton, Cambridgeshire in 1694 and acquired by the British Museum in 1951 presents many parallels in terms of form and decoration, although Anne Pedersen (National museum, Copenhagen; pers. comm.) notes that the quality of workmanship in the decoration is of poorer quality than the current example. Thus, it has nine similarly applied bosses, as well as incised debased zoomorphic and scroll decorative motifs (Wilson, 1964: pp. 174-177, no. 83, pls. XXXI-XXXII). However, the decoration does differ between the two and the new example lacks the curse inscription and other decorative elements found on the reverse of the Aedwen brooch. A second, similar, brooch is recorded in the Suffolk HER and in Stanley West's Anglo-Saxon corpus from Barsham, Suffolk, although from a potentially unsecure archaeological context (West, 1998: 9, fig. 8.4). This too has applied bosses but with much less elaborate scroll decoration utilising a double punch. It is noted in the HER that the Barsham example belongs to a class of Late Saxon brooch in fashion from the 9th century AD onwards, the multiple bosses characteristic of the latest examples in the 11th century. Parallels may also be seen in two brooches from Scandinavia. Anne Pedersen (National Museum, Copenhagen; pers. comm.) notes a similar example from Kungsholmen in Stockholm that differs slightly in the use of 13 bosses and stylised plant rather than animal motifs. This was found with a hoard of coins that suggest a post-1016 AD date. A second fragmentary example from Sturko in Blekinge, Sweden, is of similar manufacture to the Barsham brooch, the associated hoard indicating a deposition date of post-1002 AD and possibly into the second quarter of the 11th century (Anne Pedersen, pers. comm.). The decorative elements on the current example and the parallels noted above indicate an 11th century AD date, and perhaps as late as c.1100 AD (Anne Pedersen, pers. comm.). All four parallels formed components of larger hoard groups, with the Barsham example also folded in half and containing many of the associated coins. This raises the question as to the function of the new example and its deposition into the ground. Anne Pedersen (pers. comm.) notes that a similar method of attaching the pin to the back of the brooch is seen on filigree disc brooches within Scandinavian female burials and it is possible that male burials also contained similar grave offerings. Whether such a function can be ascribed to the current example remains uncertain, but the burnt surfaces clearly indicate some form of secondary activity prior to deposition and, combined with the folding, this may indicate that it was buried in the ground for a specific purpose. The probable late-11th century date for the brooch also accords well with the findspot, which indicates potential activity during the 12th century and the reigns of Stephen and Matilda (Edward Martin SCC, pers. comm.). It is possible, therefore, that the brooch was in circulation for a period of time prior to its deposition, for whatever reason, perhaps coinciding with heightened periods of activity at the site. An incomplete large silver disc brooch of late Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian date. The plate is flat, circular in shape and is missing the separately cast pin, three separate areas of the exterior edge and a small area from one side of the brooch due to old breaks or possible plough damage. T... Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 1000 1100 104.94 1.16 2009-03-12 18:25:57 SUFFOLK SUFFOLK COASTAL POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SF Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-12-10 11:24:29 Liz Andrews-Wilson law 2011-07-12 15:50:00 Victoria Wolfe vwolfe YORYM-FA6027 Metal working debris A silver droplet of metalworking waste of the Anglo-Scandinavian period. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the droplet of 92%, the remainder being gold with small amounts of copper and lead; it weighs 1.13 grams. The droplet represents a fragment of metalworking debris; length, 9 mm. It is most likely associated with other material evidence for silver and bronze working on the site, which was occupied by a Viking camp during 872/73, although a 10th-century or slightly later date is equally possible. A silver droplet of metalworking waste of the Anglo-Scandinavian period. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the droplet of 92%, the remainder being gold with small amounts of copper and lead; it weighs 1.13 grams. The droplet represe... The droplet would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content exceeds 10%. Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle Late 850 1000 9 Fragment 2008-12-10 11:24:29 LINCOLNSHIRE WEST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 YORYM Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-09-02 16:07:47 Katie Hinds khinds 2011-02-24 13:51:20 Daniel Pett dpett WILT-D53956 Ingot The white metal ingot is of boat-shaped form and triangular cross section. It has been cast in an open mould, showing contraction lines from cooling on top and slight pitting from the mould on the undersides. Both ends are rounded and slightly narrower than the centre (c.7-8mm compared to 12.5mm). The ingot is max.8.2mm thick at the centre (c.5mm either end). Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a composition of approximately 38% silver and 42% lead, with approximately 10% copper, 9% tin and 1% zinc. The metal composition indicates that it was recycled from a mixture of scrap lead, silver and probably brass. Narrow ingots with rounded ends are typical of the later part of the Early Medieval period and, whilst the sharp, triangular section is unusual, a few examples are known from the famous Cuerdale Hoard, deposited around 905-910. The ingot may probably therefore be dated broadly to the Anglo-Scandinavian period of the late 9th-11th centuries. The white metal ingot is of boat-shaped form and triangular cross section. It has been cast in an open mould, showing contraction lines from cooling on top and slight pitting from the mould on the undersides. Both ends are rounded and slightly narrower than the centre (c.7-8mm compared to 12.5mm)... The ingot from the Swindon area would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content exceeds 10%. Lead EARLY MEDIEVAL UNKNOWN 850 1100 12.5 45.5 8.2 2008-09-02 16:07:47 WILTSHIRE KENNET POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 WILT Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-05-15 08:09:05 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-BE0716 Bracelet The find consists of a short, slightly tapering length of gold strip, cut across both ends; length, 11 mm; weight, 1.0 g. It is decorated with two rows of punched, concave-sided triangles, each with a central pellet and a bar across one angle. There is a cutting groove across the narrower end. The pattern of the punch is similar to those used to decorate Viking metalwork, although an exact match has yet to be found and it is not so well defined, suggesting that it is probably rather Anglo-Scandinavian work dating from the late 9th to 10th century. It may have been cut from a finger-ring, or perhaps from the end of a bracelet, although it is rather thin. Pieces of hack-gold are rarely found, although finds from Springthorpe, Lincolnshire, and West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, are recorded in the Treasure Annual Report 2000, no. 69, and 2003, no. 81. Hack-gold was probably used as bullion in trade and commercial transactions before the introduction of coinage and possibly also as stock pieces of precious metal for re-casting into jewellery. The hack-gold fragment from Aldbrough would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content exceeds 10%. The find consists of a short, slightly tapering length of gold strip, cut across both ends; length, 11 mm; weight, 1.0 g. It is decorated with two rows of punched, concave-sided triangles, each with a central pellet and a bar across one angle. There is a cutting groove across the narrower end. ... ROMAN ROMAN Late EARLY MEDIEVAL 7.66 12.31 1.18 Fragment 2008-05-15 08:09:05 NORTH YORKSHIRE RICHMONDSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-01-07 15:10:44 Erica Darch edarch 2011-09-06 12:14:00 Jason Lundock jasonlundock NMS-23FFF2 INGOT Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ingot of 99%; it weighs 62.38 grams. The ingot is of broad slug-like shape, of plano-convex section with a slight lip around the edges of the convex face; length, 49 mm. The convex face has been partly flattened by transverse hammering with a rounded rectangular-sectioned tool giving it a corrugated appearance. Some of the indentations overlap. The long sides and narrower end are vertically ribbed by similar hammering. The ingot would have been cast in an open mould that may have been carved in stone, or possibly scraped in the earth. A large number of silver ingots of the Viking period have been found mainly in hoards in England, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as in Scandinavia. The transverse hammering is a feature that occurs only occasionally on silver and gold ingots in England and can be paralleled in the Cuerdale, Lancashire, hoard deposited around AD 905 (see the discussion of hammering of the gold ingot from Norwich: Treasure Annual Report 2000, no. 66). Silver ingots in general were probably used as bullion in payments or trade transactions. Those from the Southern Danelaw most likely date from the late 9th and early 10th century before the 920s, when a dual economy in which both coins and bullion were used came to an end (M Blackburn, "Expansion and control: aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian minting south of the Humber", Vikings and the Danelaw. Select papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress, eds. J Graham-Campbell et al. (Oxford, 2001), pp. 125-42) This object qualifies as Treasure under the Treasure Act 1996. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ingot of 99%; it weighs 62.38 grams. The ingot is of broad slug-like shape, of plano-convex section with a slight lip around the edges of the convex face; length, 49 mm. The convex face has ... Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 800 900 49 Complete 2008-01-07 15:10:44 NORFOLK BRECKLAND POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-12-21 18:20:51 Kurt Adams kadams 2011-07-13 15:17:00 Harriet Louth hlouth GLO-C03F43 finger ring Silver finger ring height 22mm, width 20mm, thickness 2mm. The wing is made from a length of silver wire that has been looped twice round to form a double band. The wire has a square cross-section, its evenness along its length suggests it has been drawn rather than hammered. A bezel comprising of a low triangle flanked by two knots have been formed by looping the terminals of the wire once around the frame of the ring, in between the loops one strand of the frame has been bent forward to form a low triangle. The ring is in excellent condition. This finger ring design has been commonly found in Viking graves and hoards of the later 9th and earlier 10th centuries (Graham-Campbell 1980). A similar example was found at Coppergate, York, dating to between circa 930 - circa 1050 (Mainman, p2585, fig. 1279, no. 10517). However, in all of the above examples the wire used in the construction of the ring has a circular cross-section. This is a result of the manufacturing process in which a wire would be drawn through a series decreasing holes (which is circular) until the desired diameter is required. Ring that has a square cross-section wire are thought to be 19th century copies. Mainman A.J. & Rogers N.S.H., 2000, Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York, Council for British Archaeology. Graham-Campbell, J, 1980, Viking Artefacts. A Select Catalogue, British Museum. Silver finger ring height 22mm, width 20mm, thickness 2mm. The wing is made from a length of silver wire that has been looped twice round to form a double band. The wire has a square cross-section, its evenness along its length suggests it has been drawn rather than hammered. A bezel comprising o... Silver POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL 1800 1900 20 22 2 2007-12-21 18:20:51 AVON SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 GLO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2005-09-05 16:12:09 Wendy Scott wscott 2012-03-12 10:50:58 Wendy Scott wscott LEIC-C6D945 HOARD A total of 12 Viking period coins, consisting of Viking, Saxon and Arabic issues, found between 1992 and 2000. Only 3 were found together and considered treasure, the others were single finds. When viewed together the coins obviously constituted an important mixed coin hoard, the most southerly yet found, deposited around 923-925. "Their presence shows that a bullion economy still operated in some sections of society in the Danelaw as late as the 920's. What is still more significant is that this hoard should have been deposited so close to Leicester, five or more years after control of the town had, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (s.a. 918), passed to the Mercians under Aethelflaed. This hoard prompts us to question how effective the conquest of the Danelaw was, and to what extent Anglo-Scandinavian culture and practices remained?" Dr Mark Blackburn (ref below). 3 silver pennies of the Vikings, processed as Treasure: Sihtric Caoch (921-7) 3, 4. (2) sword/cross type with blundered legends, cf. North 535, 2 (3=1.06g, chipped and 4= 0.89g) Vikings of Northumbria 6. Sword St Peter coinage (921-7), sword/cross type (North 555), 1 (1.03g, chipped) Coins found individually. Sihtric Caoch (921-7) Nos 1, 2, 5, (3) sword/cross type with blundered legends, cf. North 535, (1=1.15g bent, 2=0.20g fragment, 5=0.51g, fragment) Vikings of Northumbria 7. Sword St Peter coinage (921-7), sword/cross type (North 555), 1 (1.03g, chipped) Edward the Elder (899-924), 8. Horizontal type (HC 1E), moneyer Beornwold, Wallingford mint (?), 1 (1.35g, chipped); 9. Horizontal type, moneyer Gareard, London mint (?), 1 (1.35g, chipped); 10. Horizontal type (HT 1?), moneyer Osbearn, Late I (S), West Mercian style, 1 (0.86g, fragment) Samanids 11. fragment of silver dirhem, Ahmed Ibn Ishmail (907-14) or Nasr ibn Ahmad (914-32), with the name of Caliph al-Muqtadir (908-32), Samarqand mint, date off flan but about 913-915 (0.84g fragment). 12. fragment of a silver dirhem, Nasr ibn Ahmad (914-32), with the name of Caliph al-Muqtadir (908-32), Samarqand mint, about 915/16, 1 (0.51g, fragment). Dr Mark Blackburn, 'A Viking coin hoard from Thurcaston, Leics. Preliminary report', 349-352, plate 54. in 'Coin hoards 2001' in The Numismatic Chronicle, 161, 2001. A total of 12 Viking period coins, consisting of Viking, Saxon and Arabic issues, found between 1992 and 2000. Only 3 were found together and considered treasure, the others were single finds. When viewed together the coins obviously constituted an important mixed coin hoard, the most southerly y... For further discussion of the hoard see Dr Blackburn's presidential address 'Currency under the Vikings. Part 2: The Two Scandinavian Kingdoms of the Danelaw, c. 895-954', British Numismatic Journal 66 (2006). Also reprinted in his last book 'Viking coinage and currency in the British Isles', British Numismatic Society, 2011. Image of the full hoard courtesy of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Silver Struck or hammered EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 923 925 Good Incomplete 2005-09-05 16:12:09 LEICESTERSHIRE CHARNWOOD POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector found between 1992 and 2000 12 LEIC Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2005 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. Penny Sihtric Cáech Sword left with cross by pommel and three pellets at tip ./SETR/ICDI+/ (E Reversed) Cross with pellet in each angle +IEDREICIRI York Regular 2004-06-14 12:02:34 Andrew Richardson arichardson 2012-02-23 10:03:26 Karen Dunford karend1 KENT-D85156 INGOT Silver ingot of elongated ovoid shape with a flattened oval section. The upper surface is more or less smooth, with a series of striations at one end and a deeper scratch; length, 26 mm; width, 11 mm (max); thickness, 5 mm. The underside is rough and pitted from casting in an open mould, which would have been simply made in sand or earth. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicates an approximate silver content of 96%. The form of the ingot is typical of the Viking/Anglo-Scandinavian period in England. Its weight falls within the lower range of its type. Similar examples occur in the well-known Viking silver hoards from Cuerdale, Lancs. (deposited around 905), and Chester (deposited around 970; G. Webster, 'A Saxon treasure hoard found at Chester, 1950', Antiquaries Journal, 33 (1953), pp. 22-32). Several recent finds of Viking-period ingots have been reported as Treasure items, e.g. from Temple Normanton, Derbyshire Eccleston (DCMS Treasure Annual Report 1998-9, p. 49), Cheshire, and Sandhurst, Gloucestershire (DCMS Treasure Annual Report 2001, pp. 46-48), and from Hindringham, Norfolk (DCMS Treasure Annual Report 2002, pp. 50-51). Such ingots could have been used as bullion in payments or trade transactions, as well as a source of metal for jewellery making. The ingot can most probably be dated to the late 9th-10th century. Silver ingot of elongated ovoid shape with a flattened oval section. The upper surface is more or less smooth, with a series of striations at one end and a deeper scratch; length, 26 mm; width, 11 mm (max); thickness, 5 mm. The underside is rough and pitted from casting in an open mould, which wo... Treasure case 2004/T224. Report by B M Ager. Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle Late 850 1000 11.25 26.32 5.48 2004-06-14 12:02:34 KENT SEVENOAKS POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 KENT Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2004 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2002-10-02 00:00:00 Jude Plouviez jplouviez 2011-03-04 21:22:55 Helen Geake hgeake SF9305 PENDANT Silver 'Valkyrie' type pendant. Cast in the form of a human figure, possibly male rather than female, standing to the left (height 40mm), holding a circular shield under the left arm and an upright, fullered sword with a short, straight guard in the right hand, as the usual symbol of a warrior. The figure wears a long dress-like tunic; the beardless face is shown in profile, with a single incised oval eye and short hair under what may be a hood. The shield is shown, unusually, from the back, the figure's hand grasping the shield-grip. The back of the shield is decorated with four radiating incised motifs, possibly animal legs, and the rim is marked with a circle of punched dots. Black niello survives in the incised lines. On the reverse there is a single pierced lug. The object may be compared with a series of similar early Viking-period, usually female figurines of the 9th century from Scandinavia and England. Parallels suggest that the pendant is an Anglo-Scandinavian product, and a reflection of the main Danish settlement in East Anglia after around 879 and can be dated to about this time. Further discussion and details of parallels can be found in the Treasure Annual Report for 2002, no. 43. Silver 'Valkyrie' type pendant. Cast in the form of a human figure, possibly male rather than female, standing to the left (height 40mm), holding a circular shield under the left arm and an upright, fullered sword with a short, straight guard in the right hand, as the usual symbol of a warrior. T... Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 850 900 40 Complete 2002-10-02 00:00:00 SUFFOLK SUFFOLK COASTAL POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SF Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2002 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.