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Description: | Description: Roughly circular or slightly oval gold object, apparently made from a piece of flat sheet. An oval area in the centre has been raised, and this pierced in the centre by a small circular hole c. 1mm in diameter. The face with the raised centre has fine concentric lines scratched or engraved around the flange, and an edge which appears slightly thickened in places. The raised centre has broad lines scored across it, perhaps as a result of damage while in the soil. The other face does not appear to have any markings other than those caused by general wear and tear. The circular hole flares quite neatly from the raised face.Dimensions: 11.3mm x 9.6mm overall; raised oval centre, 7.1mm x 4.8mm. The thickness varies from 0.5mm at the perimeter to perhaps 2mm in the centre. It weighs 1.0g.Discussion: The function of this object is obscure. This find was assessed by curators of the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Early Medieval, Medieval and Post Medieval periods, all of whom agreed it was undiagnostic. It cannot therefore be securely dated to pre-1713 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.Dr Helen GeakeNational Finds Advisor, Portable Antiquities Scheme
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