Medallion/Charm?

[Cruffler]

Pretty small, about the size of a US nickel, slightly skinnier. On the back side marked
"Italy" near the top. Can't make out the writing on the front.

 

[Ant]

St. Christopher

 

[glenn3-88]

Ant,
You hit that nail dead on the head there. It is the Pendant and should be gold.

 

[Woodstock]

Why do you think it's gold ? I can't see gold anywhere on it and sometimes they are silver , but I see a base metal showing through ... either way it should be marked if it's gold or silver and it's not old enough to be made before precious metals where marked . IMHO - Woodstock

 

[ironsight]

Hard to tell for sure from the pic, but it looks like a copper base plated over.

 

[glenn3-88]

Why do you think it's gold ? I can't see gold anywhere on it and sometimes they are silver , but I see a base metal showing through ... either way it should be marked if it's gold or silver and it's not old enough to be made before precious metals where marked . IMHO - Woodstock

I found that exact tiny medalion on the internet in gold plating. Should be and IS are 2 different
conclusions. Depending on the acidity of the dirt he found it in, it's gold plating could have deteriorated
or even worn off before it was lost. In the blow up, the deep crevases do have a yellow coloring to them.
That could be dirt, clay, or remnants of gold as I assumed. Then it is very possible that it could be silver
or tin, or like ironsight said copper based. It is very rare to find anything at all that is solid gold. Brass,
copper, silver and other metals have been used in the past as a base for gold plating. In my moment of
ignorance I just assumed that experienced metal detectorist understood that.

Thanks for your observation.