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Rocks & Rows, Sailing Routes across the Atlantic and the Copper Trade

Rocks & Rows, Sailing Routes across the Atlantic and the Copper Trade

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"Bradwell disc" info by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Saturday, 30 November 2013

Found some info on the Bradwell find:

Courtesy of: http://texts.wishful-thinking.org.uk/Evans1912/ChapterI.html

"opposite the Newburgh Arms Inn, discovered a sepulchral cist of gritstone slabs containing male adult bones (supposed to be pre-Roman), leaden “spindle whorl”, iron spearhead, about seven inches long, copper button, and a Roman coin. The spearhead and whorl were placed in the Buxton Museum. A week or two later the workmen found a copper coin of 1738, and a three shilling bank token of the reign of George III., 1815. The spindle whorl was one inch diameter and about quarter of an inch thick, and its upper surface was decorated with five raised fillets, and the button consisted of a disc of copper about quarter of an inch in diameter with a small ring attached to the back. It was decorated with small hollows, inlaid with gold."

So seems like a 6mm diameter possibly Iron age copper button with inlaid gold...perhaps not a Sky Disc...keep looking...

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