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TOKEN
Unique ID: WAW-10A314
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead or lead alloy token which is sub-circular in plan and uniface. The design is a 'W'. It measures 22.86mm diameter, 2.61mm thick and weighs 7.7g.
Lead tokens such as this date to the post-medieval period, 1600-1850 AD. The token is pictured with WAW-EF2307 from the same site.
Class: Lead
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 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.61 mm
Weight: 7.7 g
Diameter: 22.86 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Friday 1st June 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
To be known as: Elmbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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