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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Finger ring | KENT-65F288 |
Early medieval | Kent |
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| This item is possibly of Late-Saxon or Viking origin, and if so, dates to the 10th or 11th century. | |||||
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Ingot | DENO-938F91 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| TREASURE CASE 2012 T108: Probably Early Medieval (Viking) gold ingot/hack gold, dated to the mid 8th to mid 11th Centuries, AD. C.750-1050. The ingot is roughly sub-rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in plan. The edges between the flat lengthways faces of the ingot are bevelled. This bevell... | |||||
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Ingot | NMS-3C9A72 |
Early medieval | Norfolk |
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| Probably Late Saxon cast silver ingot, a roughly D-sectioned bar with one end chopped and snapped. There is no evidence of hammering or pecking. There are a few specks of verdigris on the surfaces. Length 29.5mm. 8.5 x 8mm in cross-section. Weight 12.13g / 187.4 grains, perhaps for a ½ eyrir, th... | |||||
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Finger ring | NMS-D7AC68 |
Early medieval | Norfolk |
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| Fragment of Viking-age gold finger ring, with flat lozengiform bezel decorated with four longitudinal rows of tiny stamped dots. Half or less than half of the bezel survives, tapering smoothly to form the narrow rectangular-sectioned hoop, the end of which is twisted before a break. Originally, t... | |||||
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Finger ring | NMS-E26C94 |
Early medieval | Norfolk |
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| 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... | |||||
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Pendant | DENO-BD00C3 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| TREASURE CASE 2011 T805: The pendant is cast in the form of a plain, flat, double-headed hammer with a plain tapered, circular-sectioned shaft (now bent out of shape). The head of the pendant is an elongated pentagon in form (sub-triangular). The head is narrowest at its midpoint, where it joins ... | |||||
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Ingot | WMID-0B3FC7 |
Early medieval | Staffordshire |
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| Potential find of Treasure: Early Medieval hacksilver ingot terminal Ref.: 2011 T555 (Rec. no. 7623) The find consists of one end cut and broken from a cigar-shaped ingot , which has been hammered flat on the top and bottom surfaces; length, 17mm. Cigar-shaped ingots are typical of the Late Saxo... | |||||
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Finger ring | KENT-176AE1 |
Early medieval | Kent |
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| Description Small circular setting made of gold and enclosing a circular dark-coloured cabochon-cut inlay, glass. There is a gold backplate, to which is soldered a tripartite border of a pair of plain gold wires flanking a neatly beaded central gold wire; the beads are c. 0.5mm in diameter. This ... | |||||
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Strap end | PAS-E28BA7 |
Early medieval | Kent |
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| A complete Late-Saxon silver strap-end. The two rivets have been retained in situ. The piece shows a highly stylized animal-head terminal as well as geometrical decoration along both sides. The latter consists of a rocker-pattern in between two parallel lines. The strap-end clearly fits into Thom... | |||||
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Hoard | LANCUM-80A304 |
Early medieval | Cumbria |
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| A Viking age hoard consisting of 79 coins (22 of which are fragments) and 13 silver ingot fragments. For records of the individual coins and objects, use the 'Advanced Search' drop-down, and then tick the box for 'Treasure Case'. Input the number 2011T283. This will bring up all of the records... | |||||
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Unidentified object | YORYM-6B78D4 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Description: A semi-circular fragment of silver plate of uncertain function. The fragment is an irregular semi-circular shape with one straight edge thickened, and the other edges very thin and with hammer marks. The centre of the front is decorated with five small punched triangular shapes set i... | |||||
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Finger ring | YORYM-6B67B2 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Description: A rectangular strip of silver, broken diagonally at both ends; both of the breaks are fresh and irregular. The long edges of the front of the plate are decorated with punched triangles, but the surface is very worn and the decoration is now almost invisible. The reverse is undecorat... | |||||
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Finger ring | WMID-5C23C2 |
Early medieval |
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| REPORT FOR HM CORONER Potential find of Treasure: Viking silver ring from Kings Newnham, Warwickshire Ref.: 2011 T35 (Rec. no. 7421) Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ring of 92%, with at least 6% copper and detectable amounts ... | |||||
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Ingot | DUR-7563B1 |
Early medieval | North Yorkshire |
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| Fragment of Viking-age 'hacksilver' consisting of part of a silver ingot which is cut at both ends. It is roughly rectangular in plan and is a shallow D-shape in cross-section. Finds of hacksilver in England generally date from the late 9th or 10th centuries. | |||||
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Coin hoard | ESS-0F72F4 |
Early medieval | Essex |
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| A fused lump comprising two silver pennies, heavily chipped and with some concretion adhering. The upper and lower surfaces display two obverses. Both are coins of the Vikings in the Danelaw. One is of the Orsnaforda type, probably struck in the east or south Midlands c.895-900. The other is of t... | |||||
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Strap end | ESS-BE9A25 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Treasure Case 2010 T755: Early Medieval silver strap-end Date of Discovery: 26th September 2010 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector at a rally. Date: Early Medieval (mid 9th to 10th century) Description: Gilded silver strap-end with Carolingian-style relief decorati... | |||||
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Ingot | SWYOR-C79E28 |
Early medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A silver ingot probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about 850 - 1000 AD. The silver ingot is cigar-shaped with rounded ends (one tapered to a rounded point). Areas of the top, sides and bottom have been hammered flat in antiquity and there are several testing marks along both sides. T... | |||||
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Ingot | NLM-D6A974 |
Early medieval | North Lincolnshire |
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| A cast silver ingot hammered into a rectangular bar of slightly rounded rectangular section with faceted edges; length, 30.4 mm. One face shows file marks and a deep cut in one edge and one long side has a testing nick made with the point of a knife or chisel, which is typical of ingots of the Vi... | |||||
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Finger ring | CAM-A32F23 |
Early medieval | Cambridgeshire |
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| A gold finger-ring of the Viking period. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content for the ring of 35-40% and a silver content of 55-60%, the remainder being copper; it weighs 3.84 grams. The hoop of the ring is made of a lozenge-section rod whic... | |||||
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Ingot | SF-FB31F3 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| 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 ... | |||||
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Ingot | WMID-531097 |
Early medieval | Warwickshire |
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| Ref.: 2010 T335 (Rec. no. 7168) Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ingot of 94%, the remainder being copper with a trace of lead and gold. This is likely to be a slight overestimate of the silver content of the core metal, as co... | |||||
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Finger ring | YORYM-F0F231 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Treasure case No : 2010 T250 Silver finger ring fragment (?) Date: 9th to 10th Century, Viking Description: A small fragment of a silver finger ring, or possibly a silver plate fragment. It is formed from a simple plate of silver. The fragment is wedge shaped, with parallel broken te... | |||||
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Strap end | ESS-9E4FB2 |
Early medieval | Essex |
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| 2010 T167 Early Medieval strap end Date of Discovery: 12th March 2010 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector. Description: Early-Medieval Thomas Class A Type 1 strap end, cast in high tin copper alloy. The strap end is sub-rectangular in plan and rectang... | |||||
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Mount | YORYM-EAF943 |
Early medieval | North Yorkshire |
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| Treasure case : 2005 T384 A parcel-gilt Carolingian mount or brooch. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the mount/brooch of 87%; it weighs 17.63 grams. The find consists of a thick, rectangular plate with moulded edges, ribbed on the... | |||||
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Ingot | NCL-7D6F54 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| A cast silver ingot of the Early Medieval period, of probable Viking association. The ingot is cylindrical with an uneven surface and rounded terminals. It is longer than many ingots reported through Treasure, though there are parallels from the Cuerdale Hoard. | |||||
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Ingot | DENO-124325 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| Early medieval Viking silver ingot fragment; trapezoidal section. Length (incomplete) 22.5mm, width 10.66mm, thickness 6.2mm, weight 8.07g. | |||||
| Ingot | YORYM-E7CE31 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| TREASURE CASE : 2006 T495 Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content for the ingot of 81-84%, and 13-16% silver, the remainder being copper; it weighs 18.16 grams. The ingot is of faceted cigar-shape with flattened ends and has been hammered into ... | |||||
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Unidentified object | DUR-147AD6 |
Early medieval | North Yorkshire |
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| Fragment of Anglo-Saxon/ Viking hacksilver which is cut at both ends. It is roughly rectangular in plan and is a shallow D-shape in section. A clear testing nick can be seen on one edge, which is contemporary with the object. Date: 9th- 11th century. | |||||
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Finger ring | WAW-87DFE5 |
Unknown | Worcestershire |
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| Silver finger-ring, deformed to an oval and, presumably as a consequence of being squashed, cracked in one place. The band is decorated with two rows of punched, concentric double-crescents, some of them with a dot in the centre. The crescents are unevenly executed and worn away along the edge of... | |||||
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Ingot | DENO-34FB88 |
Early medieval | Leicestershire |
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| 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-... | |||||
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