1. The Treasure Act 1996
• 1996 Treasure Act
defined treasure as
artefacts of gold or
silver (at least 10%
content) over 300 years
old
• Two or more gold or
silver coins, ten or more
base metal coins from
the same find
Anglo-Saxon silver, parcel gilt,
pyramidal mount, 7th Century
• Two or more prehistoric
AD.
metal objects (pre-43
AD) from the same find

2. A selection of 2012 cases

3. 2012 T164

4. 2012 T140

5. 2011 T811; KENT-A2CC75
Anglo-Saxon gold pendant set with a garnet AD 580- 650

6. Boughton
Malherbe Hoard
• 352 Objects
• C.1000- 800 BC

7. .
Post-Medieval
silver-gilt pin-
head
16th-17th century
Huntsman’s whistle
A Post Medieval cast silver
button. Marriage of Charles
II and Catherine of
Braganza in 1662.

8. P Shaped Roman Early Medieval Silver
Brooch AD 175-250 'slip-knot' Ring
Post Medieval
silver seal matrix of a
family called
Redmaine or Redman.
Post Medieval
Dress Hook

9. Fragments

10. Treasure acquisition
• 20 of the roughly 160 Treasure cases in Kent
since 2009 have been acquired (excluding
donations).
• Maidstone, Dover, Canterbury and Sevenoaks
Museums have acquired treasure.
• Roughly 81% of all valued case are under
£1000.
• Museum Accreditation needed to acquire.

11. Jennifer.Jackson@kent.gov.uk
01622 221544