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TOKEN
Unique ID: ESS-58F3D6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead Post-Medieval token. A circular token with a flower design on the obverse. The reverse is plain. The token has a dark grey patina but is largely covered by creamish-coloured corrosion product. The token has been bent out of shape and the edges are slightly ragged. Dated to the 17th or 18th century. Thickness 2.4mm, diameter 25.64mm, weight 7.4g
cf Bailey, 2000 'Finds Identified' page 11, fig 9
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 7.4 g
Diameter: 25.64 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 12th March 2010 - Monday 15th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Colchester Museum object entry form no. 6166
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Much Hadham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4216
Four figure Latitude: 51.824582
Four figure longitude: 0.059043
1:25K map: TL4216
1:10K map: TL41NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 2000 | Detector Finds 4 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 11 | Fig 9 |
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