Short Solo Hunt - Tiny Medallion !!!

[CRUSADER]

I spent just over 3 hours on my own finishing off a Roman Hill Site. We have hammered it over the years so not all that much left around.

Although I got;

6 Scrappies
Tudor? Lead Button
17th C Tinned Leather Mount
The tiniest Medallion I have ever seen! All I can read is 'VICTORIA' on one side & 'CROWNED JUNE 28th 1838'. So a commemorative issue of her Coronation.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Ooh, that is tiny! Nice find. Were you able to identify it?

Nope,not in my Token/Medallion Books.
Can't find it online either!

 

[Scrappy]

In pic three: is that a cufflink and pewter? 18th C?

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Westfront]

Could it be a miniature of a bigger original?

 

[Tommy G]

Nope,not in my Token/Medallion Books.
Can't find it online either!

The smallest token I've ever seen. Nice find. One would think that given the nature of that token, it would be recorded somewhere. I hope you can find a reference.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Interesting that that medallion is so small! I once found at a mid 1800's site in California a religious medallion about that same size. Thought it was junk when I dug it, but when I was later going through my finds I saw that it had writing and such on it, louped it, and was amazed that anyone would bother to make such a tiny religious medallion.

HH,
Brian

 

[McCDig]

A Victoria Coronation medallion! Awesome find.

 

[Bramblefind]

It may be in the Toy Coin series - something like this...

Fitzwilliam Museum Collections Explorer - Object CM.2553-2003 (Id:158580)

 

[CRUSADER]

It may be in the Toy Coin series - something like this...

Fitzwilliam Museum Collections Explorer - Object CM.2553-2003 (Id:158580)

Yeap, that looks good, the right diameter.

 

[CRUSADER]

In pic three: is that a cufflink and pewter? 18th C?

Nope, it's a rare tombac button..

 

[CRUSADER]

Could it be a miniature of a bigger original?

I think the ID as a toy series is most likely. As you probably know this is likely to have been made in Germany. Although some where Birmingham UK.

 

[CRUSADER]

Scrappies added to top.

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting that that medallion is so small! I once found at a mid 1800's site in California a religious medallion about that same size. Thought it was junk when I dug it, but when I was later going through my finds I saw that it had writing and such on it, louped it, and was amazed that anyone would bother to make such a tiny religious medallion.

HH,
Brian

I know what you mean, I thought junk until I spotted the hole, which made me look closer.

 

[Westfront]

I think the ID as a toy series is most likely. As you probably know this is likely to have been made in Germany. Although some where Birmingham UK.

Miniature/toy series was my first thougt because many were made here.

Great ID Bramblefind!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Another very nice hunt, congratulations!