Copper-alloy, gilded, 5.33 grams, 24.65 mm. 6th-7th century AD. A copper-alloy disc with heavy gilding. The outer edge is irregular as if it had once had an outer rim or flange, but it is most probably a disc from the centre of a shield-boss. The central, circular setting originally held a cabochon garnet or glass hemisphere. From this setting radiate six Salin's Style I three-band body sections, with their three-toed legs folded beneath. An external raised double border completes the design. The reverse shows some signs of a central (soldered?) attachment point. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.53 item 2.53. Very fine condition. Found Newark.