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TOKEN
Unique ID: WAW-07D0E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead uniface token: The design consists of a six-petalled flower with a pellet in the field between each petal - Powell Type 1. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a matte mid brown/grey colour. The tokens measure 16.68mm diameter, 1.74mm thick, weighs 1.8g.
Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850 AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably Post Medieval in date c.1500-1800. Powell (2012) comments that Type 1 is a design which were commonly made stock and occur in large quantities, dating to the late 16th to mid 19th centuries.
Powell, D. 2012 'The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design' Lead Token Telegraph Issue 86.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.74 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 16.68 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd October 2013 - Wednesday 4th December 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Dodderhill (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9164
Four figure Latitude: 52.27407599
Four figure longitude: -2.13332272
1:25K map: SO9164
1:10K map: SO96SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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