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TOKEN
Unique ID: LON-802922
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval lead alloy token with cross and pellets dating to the 17th century.
Obverse: Cross with a pellet in each quarter
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse: CC
Reverse inscription: None
A similar token is illustrated in Egan (2005:170) dated 1675-1700.
Dimensions: diameter: 22.52mm; weight: 5.65g.
Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
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: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.65 g
Diameter: 22.52 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Bishop's (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3080
Four figure Latitude: 51.503991
Four figure longitude: -0.128354
1:25K map: TQ3080
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 2005 | Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service | 170 |
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