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TOKEN
Unique ID: DUR-887CC6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A circular post-Medieval lead token dating from 17th-18th century. There is a simple incised cross on the obverse and there is something on the reverse but it is unclear due to wear and corrosion.
Bankhead number 596
Powell type 14
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.92 mm
Weight: 5.8 g
Diameter: 15.52 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Bankhead number 596
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: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2742
Four figure Latitude: 54.7722
Four figure longitude: -1.581826
1:25K map: NZ2742
1:10K map: NZ24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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