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BUTTON
Unique ID: WMID-1DBF0C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy button dated to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1700). The remains of the object consist of the discoidal head with convex front and central pellet. The reverse of the head is flat and no remains of the separate wire shank are present. There is some iron staining on the reverse suggesting the shank was iron wire.
A similar example can be seen in Read (2005: 76) no. 305.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 12.69mm in diameter, 4.65mm in thickness and 2.44g in weight.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.65 mm
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 12.69 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan District)
District: City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: St. Peter's (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9198
Four figure Latitude: 52.57973648
Four figure longitude: -2.13424992
1:25K map: SO9198
1:10K map: SO99NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2005 | Metal Buttons c. 900 BC - c. AD 1700 | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | p. 76 | no. 305 |
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