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TOKEN

Unique ID: SUSS-0F00A7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post medieval cast lead unifaced token. The token is 17.97mm in diameter, 1.99mm thick and weighs 3.17g. The token is decorated either with the capital letter M with a dot above it or the letter W with a dot below, the reverse is blank. These tokens can be produced easily and therefore difficult to date precisely but those with initials were mostly produced between 1500 and 1800 AD.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 3.17 g
Diameter: 17.97 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th April 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Isle of Oxney

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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