SUSS-BEE6EA: Post Medieval Lead Alloy Uniface Token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: SUSS-BEE6EA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token. Powell Type 2. On one side is the raised initials P. The other side is blank. The token measures 21.9mm in diameter, 5.6mm thick and weighs 11.42grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely. Those with intials are thought to be Post Medieval in date, c. 1550-1800 AD.

Class: Powell type 2

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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 11.42 g
Diameter: 21.9 mm

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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: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Arlington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5410
Four figure Latitude: 50.86899534
Four figure longitude: 0.18719943
1:25K map: TQ5410
1:10K map: TQ51SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting between June 2012 and November 2013
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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