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BUTTON
Unique ID: WMID-E9AF3B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy biconvex button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1550).
The button can be described in two parts: The head and the shank.
The head is biconvex in shape. Faint grooved spiral decoration is present on the head, centred around a raised pellet. The shank consists of a sub rectangular piece of metal with a circular peforation (hole) located in the middle. The internal diameter of the hole is 2.7 mm
It measures 15.0 mm in length, with a diameter of 10.7 mm on the head. The shank is 3.0 mm thick and 6.5 mm wide. It weighs 2.5 g
The button is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 10.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th May 2014
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: North Warwickshire (District)
Parish or ward: Middleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1798
Four figure Latitude: 52.57955073
Four figure longitude: -1.75055595
1:25K map: SP1798
1:10K map: SP19NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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