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Description: | This report concerns a gilt silver coin brooch found at Andover Down in Hampshire in 2008, by Martin Reed, while metal detecting with the landowner's consent. The find was found on cultivated land, 2-3 inches below the surface, and was promptly reported as potential Treasure. The brooch is made from a silver penny of Eadwig (king of all England 955-57, king of Wessex 957-9). The coin is a rare floral variety probably minted in the West Midlands, and must therefore come from the earlier part of Eadwig's reign, before his brother Eadmund became king of Mercia in 957. Weight: 1.03gDie axis: 0˚ Obverse inscription: +___VIG___ Reverse inscription: ZEDEM__ (=Sedeman, a recorded moneyer of Eadwig) The coin has been mounted for display as a brooch or badge. The reverse of the coin has been gilt, indicating that this was the side which was visible, and the coin has been pierced twice, so that the brooch attachments could be fastened to the coin with rivets. The object has been broken, and the brooch-fittings, part of the coin, and one of the rivets are all missing, while part of an iron rivet remains in the other hole. Normally a single coin would not constitute Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996). However, the coin has in this instance been converted into a brooch, and there are numerous precedents for considering such finds as objects rather than coins for the purposes of Treasure. The silver content of the coin has not been measured, but coins of this period routinely have a very high silver content, far in excess of the 10% stipulated in the Treasure Act and this will only have been enhanced the gilding, while the remains of the iron rivet represent only a tiny proportion of the object. Both in terms of age and metal content it is therefore my opinion that these coins represent a prima facie case of Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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