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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: YORYM-595052
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T460 A silver plaque engraved with a merchant's mark with a flower motif at each side. The original function of this plaque is unclear. The engraved motif resembles those found on the bezels of signet rings of this period, and also on personal seal-dies. But the construction of both seal-dies and signet rings is different: the motif is usually engraved directly onto the bezel of a ring formed of a single piece of metal, or onto the face of a seal-die rather than onto a separate roundel. This find contains a minimum of 10% silver. Consequently, it 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: East Riding Museums Service
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T460
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd October 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TREASURE CASE : 2004 T460
Treasure case number: 2004T460
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bridlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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