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TOKEN
Unique ID: WAW-097283
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet at the centre of each quadrant (4 pellets in total), within a raised perimeter. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token has a mottled mid and light grey patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 14 - cross with centrally position pellet in each quadrant. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute for low denomination currency.
Diameter: 21.25mm. Thickness: 3.96mm. Weight: 8.47g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.96 mm
Weight: 8.47 g
Diameter: 21.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Sunday 19th May 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Bromsgrove (District)
Parish or ward: Hagley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9382
Four figure Latitude: 52.43592792
Four figure longitude: -2.10439278
1:25K map: SO9382
1:10K map: SO98SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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