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Early Medieval silver ingot
Small finger-shaped metal ingot with rounded ends of silvery-grey appearance, with an irregularly pitted underside. The uneven state of the upper surface, with a slightly concave central area, is consistent with the ingot having been cast in an open mould (stone, ceramic or earth). No evidence for nicking, slicing, pecking or bending - interventions sometimes undertaken in antiquity to test purity.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2014.28H
Find Information
Site Name: Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2010 / Feb
Measurements
length / mm:20.5
weight / g:7.3
width / mm:8.5
depth / mm:7
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