✅ SOLVED Button id please

[ott]

Hello.
Could anyone identify this recent button find ,
My guess is possibly a livery button ? But
Maybe wrong.
It measures approximately 28 mm.
Greek figure head in the centre
Thanks for any help and ideas.

 

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[Red-Coat]

Nice button.

I think you're correct that it's livery, especially since the disembodied head is resting on a torse.

My guess is that it might relate to the Shirley family (of Warwickshire). It is their motto: HONOR VIRTUTIS PRӔMIUM (Honour is the reward of virtue/valour).

Although others have used that motto, the Shirley family has a Saracen's head as its blazon and I think that's what it is on your button, rather than a "Greek" head:

Shirley Surname Meaning, Shirley Name History, Shirley Crests, Coat of Arms & Genealogy : MyFamilySilver.com

www.myfamilysilver.com

Sorry for providing a link rather than the picture, but I'm respecting the copyright of the publisher.