KENT-00E972: Kent-00E972. Post Medieval. Token. 'Spiders web' lead uniface token.

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Unique ID: KENT-00E972

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16th-18th Century. Lead alloy, cast, medium size, uniface token. Length 22.2mm, Width 19.3mm, Thickness 4.1mm, Diameter 22.2mm, Weight 8.8g. Obverse: Moulded 'spider web' design with a relatively large central pellet or 'spider' in the centre. Little wear but some minor damage probably by the plough to the flan at one point and the back, otherwise a pale grey patina. Ref. Tokens and Tallies Through The Ages, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publishing 2003, page 28-33 Fig. page 32 and Leaden Tokens and Tallies Roman to Victorian, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publishing 2005, page 32-49 Fig. page 34.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1799

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.2 mm
Width: 19.3 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 8.8 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th December 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Token with 'spider web'design, relatively large central pellet or 'spider'
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Medway (Unitary Authority)
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Frindsbury Extra (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ7371
Four figure Latitude: 51.41162908
Four figure longitude: 0.48624068
1:25K map: TQ7371
1:10K map: TQ77SW
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

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Fletcher, E.	2003	Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages	Witham, Essex	Greenlight Publishing	28-33	Fig. Page 32
Fletcher, E. and Payne, G.	2005	Leaden Tokens and Tallies: Roman to Victorian	Essex	Greenlight Publishing	32-49	Fig. Page 34

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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