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TOKEN
Unique ID: SUSS-988902
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy uniface token, dating to c. AD 1250-1800; Powell type 14. The token is decorated on one side with a long cross and one pellet in each quadrant. The other side is undecorated and slightly bent. The token is of a greyish-white colour. It measures 17.12 mm in diameter, 2.16 mm thick, 3.85 g in weight.
Tokens were easy to make and distributed widely throughout a large period of time; therefore, they are difficult to date precisely. Those decorated to resemble Medieval long cross pennies continued to be circulated throughout both the Medieval and Post Medieval periods and a general date of c. AD 1250-1800 is given.
Class: Powell Type 14
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: 2.16 mm
Weight: 3.85 g
Diameter: 17.12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th December 2012
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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: East Sussex (County)
District: Rother (District)
Parish or ward: Westfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8015
Four figure Latitude: 50.90640849
Four figure longitude: 0.55879415
1:25K map: TQ8015
1:10K map: TQ81NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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