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TOKEN
Unique ID: OXON-9403DB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval to Post-Medieval lead alloy bi-faced token.
The token is been broadly circular in plan and is sub-rectangular in cross section, being quite thick. One surface has a worn, cast, raised letters C F seperated by a pellet. This classifies as Powell type 2 (initials). The opposite surface shows the letters I E. This classifies as Powell type 2 (initials). The opposite surface has three conetric circular borders surrounding a cross fourchy that meets the inner border which has a pellet in each angle. This is best descibed as a hybrid class of Powell type 14 (crosses) and type 31 (circular) The token is a medium grey colour.
The token is 31.5mm in diamater, 3.5mm thick and weighs 21.24 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 21.24 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2019 - Sunday 30th June 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Goosey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3692
Four figure Latitude: 51.62567179
Four figure longitude: -1.48134192
1:25K map: SU3692
1:10K map: SU39SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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