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MEDAL
Unique ID: BH-DC4584
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A double-sided silver medal. One side of the medal is decorated by the left-facing, draped bust of King Charles I, moulded in high relief, with a recessed, textured field surrounding. On the opposite side is the Royal arms, including the motto 'HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE', which extends clockwise from 6 o'clock. A chain loop is located at the apex, with a second, smaller, loop at the base. Two decorative lobes project from halfway down the right- and left-hand sides respectively.
Dimensions: Height: 17.4mm, Width: 13.3mm, Thickness: 2mm, Weight: 1.35g.
Discussion: Similar medals reported under the Treasure Act include 2008 T401 (DENO-F13D23) and 2010 T341 (LEIC-78E0B3). Another similar medal can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection (Museum Number: 92-1866), dated to between c.1640 and c.1670. It seems likely that the main period of production for such medals was the Civil War period, when they probably served to demonstrate Royalist allegiance on the part of the wearer.
Notes:
This find qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Declared Treasure but returned to Finder as Museum unable to acquire
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T607
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1640
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 17.4 mm
Width: 13.3 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T607
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Kingsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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