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Find Spot record MDR5948 - Viking silver ingot, north of Mansfield Road, Temple Normanton

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Small ingot - crudely rectangular - 55 x 20 x 14mm - apparently cast in an open mould; protruberance on upper surface is remains of the casting pour. Weighs 78.3gms. This conforms to known Viking weight unit of 26 grams ( a three unit ingot). The weight, form and mode of casting can be parallelled by other Viking ingot finds and probably dates from the 10th century. (1-2)

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Chesterfield Borough Council. 1997. Treasure Trove Report, 1997, Chesterfield Museum.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Desc. Text: BM: 1997: Leslie Webster:(on file 5720.9).

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Grid reference Centred SK 426 673 (100m by 100m) (Centre)
Civil Parish TEMPLE NORMANTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Sep 14 2017 11:28AM

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