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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SUSS-EB2A66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver disc with off-centre centrally-placed hole, decorated with raised eight-petalled flower with interspersed line and dot 'stamen'. Unclear usage, possibly part of a cufflink or a mount. Probably late Post Medieval to early Modern in date. Declared 'Not Treasure' during preliminary assessment; no treasure number attributed to the object.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.02 mm
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 14.98 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Warningcamp
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.01 metre square.
References cited
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1 comment
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Richard Gibson wrote @ 20:37:45 on the 1st December 2011.
I found a similar artefact to this from a Medieval occupation site. It was made in copper alloy rather than silver. See BH-D715C5. I'm surprised this one is dated so late and I think it should be reconsidered under the 1996 Treasure Act.
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