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A 300-year-old silver mount found by a metal detectorist in Monmouthshire has been declared treasure by a coroner.
The fragment, which historians believe could have been part of a sword, was discovered by Michael Beirne on Coleg Gwent land at Llanbadoc in March 2014.
The mount was first reported to the National Roman Legion Museum at Caerleon.
It will now be valued and bought by National Museum Wales with Heritage Lottery funding.
Dr Mark Redknap, of National Museum Cardiff, said the mount bears two incomplete inscriptions and is believed to date back to the 15th century.
Read more: Medieval silver mount found in Llanbadoc is treasure - BBC News
The fragment, which historians believe could have been part of a sword, was discovered by Michael Beirne on Coleg Gwent land at Llanbadoc in March 2014.
The mount was first reported to the National Roman Legion Museum at Caerleon.
It will now be valued and bought by National Museum Wales with Heritage Lottery funding.
Dr Mark Redknap, of National Museum Cardiff, said the mount bears two incomplete inscriptions and is believed to date back to the 15th century.
Read more: Medieval silver mount found in Llanbadoc is treasure - BBC News
