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Description: | A Post Medieval silver button (16th century).Curator's report: A bi-convex button of silver-gilt sheet, with a nipple on top. The wire loop on the bottom has what appears to be a crimped impression, and is possibly a false hallmark.Discussion: Silver buttons of this type have been reported as treasure (cf. TAR 2003, no. 223) and base-metal varieties through the Portable Antiquities Scheme (cf. YORYM-41C482) .Ref: Treasure Annual Report 2003: 116, no. 223 Portable Antiquities Scheme database [www.findsdatabase.org.uk]We can confirm that this find contains a minimum of 10 per cent silver. Based on age and precious metal content, this find qualifies as treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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