Record ID: SF3527 - POST MEDIEVAL button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: SF3527

Object type certainty: Certain

Lead-alloy button. The alloy may be pewter, as the edges of the button are laminating; it was probably originally circular. The relief design on the flat front is rather crudely made. It shows a profile bust of a crowned king, presumably Charles II. The top of the crown is missing, but there are two crosses on its lower half and a band of ladder pattern around the base. From the crown to the bottom of the button is a length of wavy hair; in front of this the details are harder to discern but probably include a face above a wide projecting ?arm. There is a C in front of the face and an R behind the hair; both initials sit on lines with ?pellets below. On the reverse is a stub of broken-off loop. Diameter originally at least 26 mm.

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Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 1649
Date to: Ante AD 1685

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 9.59 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Norfolk
District: Breckland
To be known as: NORFOLK WEETING WITH BROOMHILL

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Woodland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Other [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Helen Geake - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Helen Geake - [view all attributed records]

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