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Description: | Silver Ingot. Cast bar shaped ingot of rectangular section, hammered along its sides and ends; the latter operations have produced one slightly bulbous end, the other end now appears as if lightly chewed. The reduction of silver to bar ingots is particularly characteristic of the Anglo-Scandinavian period, either in the context of Viking raiding, or of the contest between Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian rulers seeking to control the North. The mass of this object does not coincide closely with the various systems of weights and measures thought to have governed the Viking Age bullion economy. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 865-1000. Given the material and suspected age, this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, under reference 2014 T56Length: 53.1mm, Width: 15.1mm, Thickness: 8.5mm, Weight: 29.97gms.
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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