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TOKEN

Unique ID: DENO-F98F24

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post medieval token; Struck copper alloy trade token of probable 17th or 18th century date. The token is very worn but seems to have a heraldic shield on one face, surrounded by the inscription IOHN:WILL[…]S with a five-pointed star initial mark. The shield seems to have a chevron across the middle, with three symbols (arranged in a triangle) below and a band across the top which may represent crenellations. The other face has an inner circle with three stars, also arranged in a triangle. The inscription reads B[…]SFEILD (sic). Diameter 19.5mm, thickness 1.0mm, weight 2.16g

Class: trade

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th November 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E5896

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Bleasby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7050
Four figure Latitude: 53.042698
Four figure longitude: -0.957377
1:25K map: SK7050
1:10K map: SK75SW
Grid reference source: From finder
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: DENO
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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