VIKING TRADE INGOT WITH STAMPED ROSETTE 9th-11th century AD A large cast ingot, D-shaped in section with smooth underside; punched rosette of points to the upper face. 99 grams, 13cm (5"). Very fine condition. Rarely found complete, normally 'hacked'. Provenance Property of a London collector; ex Sales collection by descent. Literature Cf. Hårdh, 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. Footnotes 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.
VIKING TRADE INGOT WITH STAMPED ROSETTE 9th-11th century AD A large cast ingot, D-shaped in section with smooth underside; punched rosette of points to the upper face. 99 grams, 13cm (5"). Very fine condition. Rarely found complete, normally 'hacked'. Provenance Property of a London collector; ex Sales collection by descent. Literature Cf. Hårdh, 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. Footnotes 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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