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INGOT
Unique ID: BERK-ECE56C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
TREASURE CASE 2017 T1074. A small gold ingot of uncertain date. The ingot is broadly square in plan with a sub-triangular cross section. The ridge along the top of the ingot is uneven and to either side of the ridge the sides vary in their slopes (un-uniform), with one slope being longer than the other. There is a slight ridge on the underside of the ingot. The ends of the ingot appear to have been cut or clipped, probably from a larger ingot. There are multiple scars and scratches over all surfaces of the ingot, probably mostly a result of post-depositional damage.
Measurements: 12.7mm long x 12.5mm wide. 3.7mm thick, 4.6 grams.
Discussion: There is no evidence to give any indication of how old the gold bar fragment is. Similarly shaped ingots have been recorded by the PAS, including WAW-3A8542 (from Oxfordshire), CORN-3756A7 (Cornwall) and KENT-C4CEE1 (Kent). The have all been recorded as undiagnostic.
Conclusion: Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find, it cannot be securely dated as being over 300 years old and as such would appear to fall outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T1074
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.7 mm
Width: 12.5 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 4.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th September 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Detectival 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2017.332
Treasure case number: 2017T1074
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Leafield CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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