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Viking Silver Trade Ingot with Stamped Rosette
Viking Silver Trade Ingot with Stamped Rosette
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9th-11th century AD. A cast ingot, D-shaped in section with smooth underside; punched rosette of points to the upper face. Cf. HÃ¥rdh, B. Silver in the Viking Age: A Regional-Economic Study, section 6.3.2 and mould published in Hall, R. The Excavations at York. The Viking Dig, figs.54, 55. 99 grams, 13 cm (5"). Property of a London collector; ex Sales collection by descent. Silver was traded in ingot form across the Viking world. The ingots were routinely cut into smaller sections, alongside silver artefacts such as arm-rings, known as 'hack-silver' in the literature. Consequently, complete ingots are a rarity from this period.
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Very fine condition.
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Viking Silver Trade Ingot with Stamped Rosette

Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Starting Price £800
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