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BUTTON
Unique ID: IOW-0BE29C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy military button or stud of the Isle of Wight (or Vectis) Cavalry (c. 1817).
The attachment loop is missing but a scar can be seen.
This button is flat at the front and rear. The front bears the word 'VECTIS' in capital letters.
The front has a smooth white metal coating and the rear is brown and green.
Diameter: 15.0mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 1.04g.
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: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th December 2017 - Wednesday 20th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
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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