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TOKEN
Unique ID: WMAS-1FD031
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
The token is decorated on one side by a six-foil star/sun design. In the centre of the token is a single, sub-circular pellet which is approximately 5.2mm wide. The pellet is slightly damaged and is missing in parts. Surrounding the pellet is a circle which is 13.0mm in diameter. The circle is surrounded by six, sub-triangular rays. There are two on the left, two on the right, one at the top in the centre and one below in the centre. The central triangles have a single traverse line. The reverse of the object is undecorated.
No parallel has been found for this particular design as yet.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Hereford Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 16.75 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 3rd November 2005
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 2004 78/23
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Six foil sun/star design.
Reverse description: No decoration
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Weston under Penyard (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO6424
Four figure Latitude: 51.913359
Four figure longitude: -2.524779
1:25K map: SO6424
1:10K map: SO62SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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