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TOKEN
Unique ID: DENO-A2A440
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead or lead alloy unifaced token of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1800.
The token is broadly oval in shape. The obverse depicts a probable letter either an N or a Z surrounded by a raised circular border (Powell Type: 2 or 24)The obverse is slightly convex. The reverse is undecorated.
The token has a diameter of 19.8 mm and is 3.6 mm thick. It weighs 7.8 g.
The token is a mid grey to brown in colour with an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.
Lead tokens are a frequently occurring find, with a variety of different designs. Tokens like this, were used as tallies or as replacement low denomination coinage during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. Other examples of this type of token have been recorded on the database including, WMID-67B0A2, WMID-AF3E0E and WMID-AF3453.
Inscription:
N (or Z)
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 7.8 g
Diameter: 19.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E6462
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Ashfield (District)
To be known as: Ashfield area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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