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Title: ross on wye find id please Post by: justsam on September 16, 2014, 10:28:30 AM Gold plated on reverse. Any idea on the man?
Title: Re: ross on wye find id please Post by: Val Beechey on September 16, 2014, 11:30:51 AM It looks more like a Cameo portrait than anything else. This opens the door to who it might be. Any ones Husband, Son, you name it.
They were very popular with the well to do, especially through the 1700's. Very nice find Sam. Val Title: Re: ross on wye find id please Post by: justsam on September 16, 2014, 11:37:56 AM Thanks val, it was one of my last digs Sunday, and a first for me.
Title: Re: ross on wye find id please Post by: Dryland on September 16, 2014, 03:30:45 PM Thats a lovely find mate
Title: Re: ross on wye find id please Post by: justsam on September 16, 2014, 08:51:08 PM Thanks a lot persistence pays off. I'm going to press it in clay tomorrow, to see the raised print head it leaves
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