LON-48B955: A Post Medieval lead alloy token (17th century)

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TOKEN

Unique ID: LON-48B955

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A Post Medieval lead alloy token (17th century) Obverse: Cipher, possibly including the letters W E S Reverse: Possibly another cipher, detail is unclear Dimensions: diameter: 14.98mm; weight: 1.75g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.75 g
Diameter: 14.98 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Cipher, possibly including the letters W E S
Reverse description: Possibly another cipher, detail is unclear

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Epping Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Epping Upland (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL4504
Four figure Latitude: 51.715992
Four figure longitude: 0.097537
1:25K map: TL4504
1:10K map: TL40SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LON
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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