Copper or Brass Crucifix

[BenVa68]

Found this in a park right beside a civil war cemetary about 7" deep. The inscription "INRI: is Latin meaning, Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews. It is 3" long by 2" wide.Does anyone know how old it may be or whether it's copper or brass? I rubbed it with a rag and it seemed to clean up fairly easily.There is a number, 417 on the top piece.

 

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[Goldiver]

Nice find! If marked 417 it may be 10k gold.

Steve

 

[ARC]

Goldiver is correct on marking...

Although the "look" of this piece leads me to lean more toward not gold.

Testing would confirm.

 

[BenVa68]

Thanks for the info. It does not look or feel like gold to me either, more like brass. Buy 417 is the only marking on it. I couldn't find one like it anywhere online. I just recently started metal detecting with my son and im not familiar with the resources for researching things yet.

 

[Erndog]

https://www.irishcelticjewels.com/celtic-wedding/2010/07/irish-hallmarks/

 

[Tony in SC]

If only the clasp is marked does that mean that just the clasp is gold?