✅ SOLVED Strange military button.... I think!

[diggingthe1]

I hope this is not an average coat button. It is 1" across and thick! Found in a Colorado ghost town. This website has me looking over my buttons. Another one (not this) was a GAR button in with my common ones. I thought it was just a plain one. Love the knowledge. Thanks for looking!!

 

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[Nathanonline]

Well, after a couple of hours poking around on the internet, I'm still scratching my head a bit. Here are my best two guesses, perhaps someone else can chime in to see if I'm on the right track:

Guess #1: General Belisarius of the Byzantine empire. Here are some photos:
http://www.ianhughesma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ian-hughes-ancient-warfare-article-image.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Belisarius_by_Francois-Andre_Vincent.jpg

Guess #2: Hannibal Barca of the Carthaginian Army:
http://listverse.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/0621.jpg

Guess #3:
My 3rd guess is the armor looks similar to 800 AD armor of Europe:
http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/11/91511-034-2A2CB0CE.jpg

I hope this helps!

 

[Bramblefind]

Congratulations on the wonderful button find!

I think it depicts Ajax of Greek mythology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(mythology)

Here is another of similar design from The Big Book of Buttons:

 

[diggingthe1]

Well, after a couple of hours poking around on the internet, I'm still scratching my head a bit. Here are my best two guesses, perhaps someone else can chime in to see if I'm on the right track:

Guess #1: General Belisarius of the Byzantine empire. Here are some photos:
http://www.ianhughesma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ian-hughes-ancient-warfare-article-image.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Belisarius_by_Francois-Andre_Vincent.jpg

Guess #2: Hannibal Barca of the Carthaginian Army:
http://listverse.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/0621.jpg

Guess #3:
My 3rd guess is the armor looks similar to 800 AD armor of Europe:
http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/11/91511-034-2A2CB0CE.jpg

I hope this helps!

Thanks for the links and the quote, I appreciate your time!!

 

[diggingthe1]

Congratulations on the wonderful button find!

I think it depicts Ajax of Greek mythology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(mythology)

Here is another of similar design from The Big Book of Buttons:

Thanks for the link, Its just fascinating what you learn. I didn't see the reverse face!!!