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LOT 0344
Viking Age or Earlier Solid Gold Bar Ingot
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (36.74 grams, 67 mm).
Sub-rectangular in plan with rounded ends, with the remains of a spur towards one end indicating the pouring point of the molten metal into the mould.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2019.
Accompanied by a copy of the report on find of potential Treasure for HM Coroner with reference no.2020 T3.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B43CF3.
Although listed as Early Medieval (i.e. Viking) in the coroner's report, this ingot could date from as early as the Bronze Age. The gold purity is near to 21 carat with an elemental breakdown of: Au 87.9, Ag 11.1, Sn 0.2 and traces of other elements.
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