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INGOT
Unique ID: SUR-215917
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a possible gold ingot weighing 3.56g. The ingot, which is a dull yellow-brown, has an L-shaped section and the surviving original edge of the object is stepped in three ledges. The broken edges are very ragged. Multiple parallel lines on the hollow side may suggest a more recent date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T45
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.49 mm
Width: 9.63 mm
Thickness: 6.52 mm
Weight: 3.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Saturday 31st December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B17-95
Treasure case number: 2017T45
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Nettlebed (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6985
Four figure Latitude: 51.55966998
Four figure longitude: -1.00605804
1:25K map: SU6985
1:10K map: SU68NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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