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TOKEN
Unique ID: WMID-A3D324
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast unifaced lead or lead alloy token, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1800).
The token is sub circular in plan. The design on the obverse is hard to determine but is either a possible Winged Horse or a several conjoined letters. Both have been positioned within a circular border. The reverse is plain and undecorated.
The token has a diameter of 20.30 mm and is 3.26 mm thick. It weighs 7.6 g.
The token is a mid to dark grey colour, with an even surface patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.26 mm
Weight: 7.6 g
Diameter: 20.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012 - Wednesday 31st October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TG - Paper - Folder 37a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: Possible winged horse or conjoined letters within a circular border
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: -
Reverse inscription: -
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
Parish or ward: Gnosall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8021
Four figure Latitude: 52.7862
Four figure longitude: -2.297986
1:25K map: SJ8021
1:10K map: SJ82SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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