Record ID: BERK-7D4797 - MEDIEVAL token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: BERK-7D4797

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval token: Token or counter

A lead alloy token or counter, dating from the medieval period. The token is uniface, the design being an equal-armed cross in the centre of one face with a border of multiple lines surrounding it. The token is complete but is slightly bent. Token of this type date from c. AD 1350 to 1500, and may be related to monastic production and control over goods and services (see Fletcher 2005:22).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 1.96 mm
Weight: 7.9 g
Diameter: 26.33 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: Complete [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: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Parish: Chinnor

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP7600
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Wednesday 2nd November 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Anni Byard - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2011.602

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