Record ID: LON-D77140 - MEDIEVAL button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: LON-D77140

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550).

A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550). This button has a circular, dished (concave) head and integral square shank. The shank is orientated slightly off-centre on the reverse. There seems to be a casting flaw in the outer surface of the shank as the metal is pocked by air bubbles and is roughened. The front surface is decorated with radiating lines of rocker arm decoration (zig-zag lines) and there is a border of a pair of parallel concentric lines running around the edge of the button. The copper alloy has a bright yellow appearance due to its deposition within a riverine environment.

Ian Smith provided the dating for this button based on his extensive knowledge and experience and the context within the foreshore in which it was found.

Dimensions: thickness: 9.25mm; diameter: 18.86mm; weight: 4.13g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 9.25 mm
Weight: 4.13 g
Diameter: 18.86 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
Parish: City Of London

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3280
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Ian Smith - [view all attributed records]

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