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BUTTON
Unique ID: IOW-8157EC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval to Modern copper-alloy military button of the Isle of Wight (or Vectis) Cavalry (c. 1817).
The attachment loop is missing.
This button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. The front it is decorated with a crown above 'VECTIS' in capital letters with sprigs of foliage below. The front is silvered and the rear is covered with concreted soil, although a stub of the loop can be seen.
Diameter: 15.9mm; thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 1.76g
Inscription:
VECTIS
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1817
Date to: Circa AD 1817
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd March 2015 - Sunday 22nd March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-7-53
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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