Record ID: SUSS-139443 - POST MEDIEVAL token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: SUSS-139443

Object type certainty: Certain

An incomplete uniface Post Medieval cast lead token. The token is sub-circular in plan with about 10% missing from a straight cut that has occurred across one edge of the flan. One side has a raised design that probably depicts a house with a chimney. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Lead tokens are believed to have fulfilled a variety of functions throughout history. The earliest types are thought to have served an ecclesiastical purpose, but they are also known to have been used extensively to provide small change in the community and act as checks and tallies for services provided. Lead and its alloys are very easy to work and locally produced tokens were fashioned into a myriad of different designs many of which had considerable longevity. This token would date from around 1500-1800 AD. Powell type 23.

Class: Powell type 23

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 8.99 g
Diameter: 23.55 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: East Sussex
District: Wealden
Parish: Framfield

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ5320
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Toby Bowman - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Garry CRACE - [view all attributed records]

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