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Description: | A silver discoidal button, now incomplete. The button is hollow and has a convexed front plate with a flat reverse plate; the front plate bears the moulded design of a crowned bust of a male with long flowing hair; presumabley Charles II (AD 1660-1685). The bust is bordered a ring of pellets. The reverse of the button has the remains of an attachment loop, most of which is now missing. The button has suffered some damage to its external edge and to the reverse plate. The button measures 16.48mm diameter and is 1.98mm thick, weighing 1gm.This find was submitted under the Treasure Act 1996 as it contains more than 10% precious metal. However Dora Thornton of the British Museum says that as it cannot be confidently dated to pre-1711 so therefore falls outside the provisions of the Act.
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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