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BUTTON
Unique ID: SF3527
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
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.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1649
Date to: AD 1685
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 9.59 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2000
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