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TOKEN

Unique ID: BERK-2175D0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late 17th - 18th century lead-alloy token. The token depicts windmill sails on the obverse, with a letter B on the reverse. The B is preceded by a vertical line with four horizontal lines terminating in pellets coming off from the left. It is unclear what this symbol is meant to represent. The token measures 17.43mm diameter and weighs 2.2gms.

Notes:

It is unclear how lead tokens were made, but they may have been moulded.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1650
Date to: AD 1799

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 17.43 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2009

Rally details.

This object was found at West Hanney 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Weekend Wanderers' Summer Rally - ticket Y251

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Windmill sails
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Letter B preceeded by vertical line with four horizontal lines terminating in pellets coming off the left hand side.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: West Hanney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3992
Four figure Latitude: 51.62547247
Four figure longitude: -1.43800618
1:25K map: SU3992
1:10K map: SU39SE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: West Hanney Rally 2009
Current location: Returned to finder

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: BERK
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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