SUSS-E4C5F1: Post Medieval Lead Alloy Uniface Token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: SUSS-E4C5F1

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 and has some casting damage . The token measures 19.9mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weighs 9.45grams. 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: 5.3 mm
Weight: 9.45 g
Diameter: 9.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th October 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

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: Willingdon and Jevington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5500
Four figure Latitude: 50.77886949
Four figure longitude: 0.19717683
1:25K map: TQ5500
1:10K map: TQ50SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date is that first reported and recorded.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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