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LOT 1175
Viking Age Gold Ingot 'Hack' Money
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (8.21 grams, 18 mm).
Kidney-shaped with uneven surfaces.
ProvenanceFound near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK.
Recorded with Lincolnshire Finds Liason Officer (FLO) for the Portable Antiquities Scheme and returned to the finder.
Believed to be of a Dark Age date or older, but undiagnostic, however XRF analysis suggests an ancient date is probable: Au 72.5, Ag 15.0, Cu 7.8, Fe 4.6, Zn 0.1.
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