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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-AAD486
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead alloy token of medieval to post-medieval date. The token is flat and circular and is decorated on one side with a raised design of seven spokes radiating from a central pellet. Three concentric circles expand from the pellet. This design may represent a wheel. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The metal is amid greyish-white colour and is worn. The token is 19.88 mm in diameter, 3.49 mm thick and weighs 5.2 g. Tokens with such simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs and could have been used for various purposes such as counting, gaming or possibly even as weights. A general date of circa 1250 - 1800 is commonly given for such objects.
Class: Powell type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.49 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Diameter: 19.88 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 21st April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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