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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-660754
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy sub-circular uniface token of Powell Type 9. The token is decorated on one face with a raised grid pattern; the other face is undecorated. The token measures 17.14 mm diameter at the widest point and is 1.99 mm thick and weighs 3.12 grams.
Tokens had a wide variety of uses and were easy to manufacture; they are therefore difficult to date specifically outside of secure archaeological contexts. Tokens with simplistic designs had considerable longevity and could date from c. 1250-1800 AD.
Class: Powell Type 9
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 3.12 g
Diameter: 17.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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