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MEDALLION
Unique ID: WAW-342DCB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy Post-Medieval to modern medallion of St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius, dating to c. AD 1600 - 1800. It is flat and oval in plan with a small protrusion where an integral suspension loop has been lost. One of the faces depicts Saint Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), with his arms crossed and holding flowers; he is haloed and there are rays of sunshine to the left of his head. The legend reads FRANC.XAV.[S]OC.IES. The other face of the medallion depicts Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), holding a book with a sun above him. The legend reads S.IGN.DE.LO.SOC.IES. The medallion has four cracks caused by distortion in the ploughsoil and the edges have been abraded. It is brown in colour and has a light green patina where it has sustained damage.
Other examples on this database depicting St. Francis Xavier and/or St. Ignatius have been found in Mid Suffolk (SF-B57793) and Wiltshire (WILT-B961E5; WILT-6C5B22) although a direct parallel has yet to be found,
It measures 28.47mm, 24.29mm wide, 2.04mm thick and weighs 6.72grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.47 mm
Width: 24.29 mm
Thickness: 2.04 mm
Weight: 6.72 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Kineton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3450
Four figure Latitude: 52.14724688
Four figure longitude: -1.50453522
1:25K map: SP3450
1:10K map: SP35SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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