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Description: | REPORT FOR HM CORONERPotential find of Treasure: undiagnostic silver ingot from Wixford, Warwickshire Ref: 2006 T477(Rec. no. 5169)Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ingot of 65%, with some lead, traces of antimony, zinc and gold, the rest being copper; it weighs 23.91 grams.The ingot is in the form of a long, narrow rod of flattened oval section, with one rounded end; the other end is broken jagged and tapers to a thin, C-shaped section; length, 106 mm. It was broken into two halves by the finder.The ingot shows no diagnostic features and it is impossible to date closely without a secure archaeological context. The ingot can not be securely dated to pre-1706 and as such it does not therefore qualify as Treasure under the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act. B.M. AgerCuratorDepartment of Prehistory & Europe
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