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TOKEN

Unique ID: LANCUM-2E6A89

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy trader's token of post-medieval date. It is a flat circular token. Obverse: *CHRISTOPHER COXAL surrounding central shield with ironmonger's arms. Reverse: Central letters, C D C, surrounded by legend []BOSTON[].

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1670

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.12 g
Diameter: 16.48 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting with landowners permission
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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