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WASTE
Unique ID: DENO-20C221
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Piece of silver; flat piece of silver, roughly square in plan, two sides cut, two sides original & uneven; surfaces uneven and pitted; the lower surface bears "stretch marks". The two cut edges have the same patina as the rest of the objects, and so were presumably cut in antiquity. Dark grey surface with some areas of light grey-green corrosion, presumably due to the presence of copper in the silver. Thickness uneven c.3mm-5.6mm
Notes:
20/03/2017 - Barry Ager wrote in 2009 - The objects are undiagnostic in nature and as such cannot be securely dated to pre 1706, and therefore fall outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T547
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.7 mm
Width: 22.3 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 14.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th September 2008
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E6169
Treasure case number: 2008T547
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: South Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Melbourne area
References cited
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