Rights Holder: Derby Museums Trust
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Unique ID: DENO-147C96
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy uniface circular token. The token has a raised design of an intial or intials, probably intended to be a single letter W (designed as two overlapping letter Vs). There is a single raised pellet both above and below the letter. The reverse is blank.
Lead tokens are difficult to date precisely and could be Medieval to Post Medieval in date (1250-1800 AD). The majority of lead tokens are thought to date to the seventeenth century or later, c. 1600-1800, especially those which depict lettering or initials, this token is therefore dated in line with this thinking.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.75 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Saturday 31st March 2012
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Other reference: Derby E7594
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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