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TOKEN
Unique ID: LVPL-B11266
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead token dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (1100-1700). The object is oval in plan. On the upper surface a winged bird facing right. The reverse is undecorated. On the reverse is a raised rim indicating that it may have been cast in an open mould. The top of the object has been damaged and it has a dark grey patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.78 mm
Width: 28.1 mm
Thickness: 2.85 mm
Weight: 8.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Ormskirk
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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