Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-2ED9A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete lead or lead alloy unifaced token of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating.
The token is sub circular in shape. The obverse depicts a seven curved legged spiral design with a central oval body (Probably Powell type 30). The reverse is plain and undecorated.
The token has a diameter of 15.1 mm and is 2.6 mm thick. It weighs 3.5 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Diameter: 15.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 31st January 2014
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: Seven curved legged spiral design, with central oval body. Probably Powell type 30
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: plain / undecorated
Reverse inscription: -
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
4 Figure: SJ8609
Four figure Latitude: 52.67851606
Four figure longitude: -2.20850703
1:25K map: SJ8609
1:10K map: SJ80NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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