Copper-alloy, 11.41 grams, 68.23 mm. 17th century AD. A repoussé plate featuring a formal design reserved against a textured field, a monogram 'CP' surmounted by a crown within a scrolled border pierced with four pairs of holes. Riveted to the reverse is a spring-clip or sword belt hanger. Reference: for similar monogrammed plates see Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Langport, 2001 items 379-80. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.