BROOCH

Unique ID: WILT-7B5695

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published

Notes:

No metal analysis has been carried out, as sufficient analyses have been carried out of coins of this period that it is safe to assume that the silver content is in excess of 50%, well above the threshold of 10% required by the Act. This will have been further enhanced by the gilding. Both the age and metal content of the object thus conform to the terms of the Act. While a single coin would not normally constitute Treasure, it has been converted into an item of jewellery, and should therefore be considered as an object rather than a coin, as has been the case with a number of objects of this type listed in the articles cited above. It is therefore our recommendation that this object represents a prima facie case of Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).

Class: coin

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: British Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2006T350

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1158
Date to: Exactly AD 1180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th July 2006

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Treasure 2006T350
Treasure case number: 2006T350

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded