Hi All
I am hoping someone will be able to help find out what this is, it was found in the tidal zone of Cape Recief in Port Elizabeth, I found it in knee deep water and dead low spring tide. The artifact is bronze and is literally the size and shape of a poppy. The historian from the Port Elizabeth museum suggested it way be the top of a naval commanders swagger stick, I can't see that possible as after cleaning the artifact it has inscriptions on it that seem to be in reverse as though this may have been a punch of sorts. The inscriptions that I can make out are "silver" "Biatec" and then on the rounded sides I can see the symbols for Alpha and Omega. If anyone could shed some light on this or possibly steer me in the direction of someone who might be able to, I have sent images to the University of Pretoria's history department and they are stumped.
Thanks guys and happy hunting.
P.s will post some of my other finds soon.