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https://www.cnn.com/style/article/amateur-detectorist-tudor-pendant-scli-intl-scn/index.html "..The pendant featured the symbols of Tudor King Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon, on a chain composed of 75 links, attached by an enameled suspension link in the form of a hand. The first of Henry VIII's six wives, Katherine married Henry in 1509. "..."It was just outstanding," Clarke told CNN Wednesday. "Nobody thinks you're ever going to pull out that, in my lifetime especially -- I can imagine in 30 lifetimes."
Weighing 300 grams (10.6 ounces), the pendant itself is heart-shaped. One side is decorated with a Tudor rose entwined with a pomegranate bush growing from the same branch. The reverse shows the letters H and K -- for Henry and Katherine -- linked together. Both sides are inscribed with writing TOVS + IORS underneath, a pun on the French word "toujours" meaning "always."..."
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