DENO-30ADA0: Medieval token; lead token with cross and pellet design

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TOKEN

Unique ID: DENO-30ADA0

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval or post medieval token; cast lead token of probable 14th-16th century date. The token is a disc of lead with decoration on one face. The decoration is in the form of a long cross with a single pellet in each quadrant. The reverse is undecorated. This form of decoration is common and has many similarities to the reverse decoration on silver pennies of the period. Diameter 18.04mm, thickness 2.27mm, weight 3.05g Ref: Fletcher ‘Leaden Tokens and Tallies; Roman to Victorian’ (pp. 40-41 and 45)

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.27 mm
Weight: 3.05 g
Diameter: 18.04 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2003

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E6604

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Farndon

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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	pp. 40-41 and 45

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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