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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: LVPL-263C67
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy object of uncertain function dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is shield shaped in plan. On one face of the object is an impression of an imperial orb surmounted by a cross, within an ornamental tressure that has three arches. The rear of the object is decorated with cross-hatching.
The imperial orb is of the type usually found on copper Rose/Orb jettons of Hans Krauwinckel II. These jettons can be dated from AD1586-1635. It has a dark grey patina.
Notes:
The object may have functioned as a weight or as a crude bag or box seal.
Class: Jetton
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.4 mm
Width: 17.67 mm
Thickness: 3.46 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Beverley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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