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TOKEN

Unique ID: SWYOR-DB77B5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy token dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period. It has a diameter of 28.8mm and is 2.1mm thick. There is a chip in the edge and the token is bent. It is uniface and the design is of a central cross with slightly wedge shaped arms and a comma shaped pellet in each angle. There is a border which is decorated with raised pellets and lines in groups. The design of the token is similar to coins of the period. Similar examples dating from the fifteenth century can be seen on page 40 of Leaden Tokens and Tallies by Edward Fletcher (2005).

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 9.27 g
Diameter: 28.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th February 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Shot cross with wedge shaped arms, and a crescent shaped pellet in each quarter. Border decorated with groups of lines and raised pellets.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bradford (Metropolitan District)
District: Bradford (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Bradford

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Fletcher, E. and Payne, G.	2005	Leaden Tokens and Tallies: Roman to Victorian	Essex	Greenlight Publishing

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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