NARC-546C70: Lead token: medieval to postmedieval

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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TOKEN

Unique ID: NARC-546C70

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A circular token of cast lead, decorated on one side with geometric, high relief deign. The design is in the form of a rectalinear cross, with each arm divided into two 'forks', thus forming an 8-pointed star. The reverse is unornamented. This type of artefact could be used as a gaming piece or a token or weight. Precise dating is confounded by their continued use and conservative form throughout the medieval and early postmedieval periods. They feature are a wide variety of decorative motifs, but most cannot be tightly dated or provenanced.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1110
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007 - Thursday 1st February 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Kislingbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7059
Four figure Latitude: 52.224766
Four figure longitude: -0.976638
1:25K map: SP7059
1:10K map: SP75NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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