Record ID: NARC-88B423
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of gold bar. Probable Viking hack gold. A gold bar, 9mm thick, 12mm long and 4.5mm wide has been broken from a larger object or bar at both ends. There is no decoration or stamping visible. Gareth Williams has stated that: "(The Vikings had) what is known as a bullion economy, in which the weight and the purity of the precious metal are what is important, not what form the metal takes. Far and away the most common metal in the economy was silver, although gold was also used".
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-D95864
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2009 T602. A gold ingot, date currently uncertain. The object measures 27.4 mm in length and 8.1 mm wide. It is lozenge shaped, flat on one side with a slight ridge on one side. It weighs 10.2 grams. Barry Ager writes 'The ingot consists of a bar of ovoid section with rounded ends; length, 27 mm' Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 89-91%, silver content of 7-9%, and 2% or more of copper. The ingot weighs 10.28 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2011
Spatial data recorded.