Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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Unique ID: IOW-12DC15
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast lead or lead alloy circular double-sided token of post-Medieval to Modern date (c. 1500-c. 1850). The token has a raised initial letters on both faces: T C on one side and H A on the other. Diameter: 21.1mm; weight: 3.99g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally, they are therefore hard to date precisely but those with initials are thought to date c.1500-1850 AD.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.99 g
Diameter: 21.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Other reference: IOW2010-2-509
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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