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TOKEN
Unique ID: KENT-255AC5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, Post Medieval, cast, lead alloy, medium size uniface token. Linear multi-armed cross or spoked wheel design thought to possibly represent a water mill wheel or grind stone. The reverse of the token is undecorated but has a border or rim around the edge. The token is worn with an even pale grey, matt surface. This token is likely to date to 1500-1799. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing1992, page 56-57 no. 11 & 17, Leaden Tokens and Tallies Roman to Victorian, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publishing 2005, page 76 and Tokens & Tallies Through the Ages, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publishing 2003, page 29-33. This token measures 22.42mm long, 20.14mm wide, 3.99mm thick, diameter 22.42mm and weighs 10.9g.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1799
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.42 mm
Width: 20.14 mm
Thickness: 3.99 mm
Weight: 10.9 g
Diameter: 22.42 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th November 2011
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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: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
To be known as: TANDRIDGE
Spatial coordinates
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 1995 | Detector Finds | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 56-57 | 11 & 17 | |
| Fletcher, E. | 2003 | Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages | Witham, Essex | Greenlight Publishing | 29-33 | ||
| Fletcher, E. and Payne, G. | 2005 | Leaden Tokens and Tallies: Roman to Victorian | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | 76 |
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