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MOUNT
Unique ID: WILT-14DFB3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
The mount is basically square in shape with two neighbouring corners rounded (those below the inscription) giving it a vague 'shield shape'. There is a rivet hole c.1mm in diameter above the I and C, and one at the base of the h.
The reverse of the mount is flat, but it has bent in several places and ?straightened to give it an uneven appearance. The inscribed face appears to have patches of diagonal tooling marks, each patch being in the same direction but different patches face in different directions. Is this possibly decoration, or keying?
The patina is light bluey green and it measurements are 34x33x0.5mm. It weighs 6.06g
IhC is a variant of IhS, the first three letters of Jesus.
Inscription:
IhC
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 33 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Great Wishford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0634
Four figure Latitude: 51.10526899
Four figure longitude: -1.91567921
1:25K map: SU0634
1:10K map: SU03SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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