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Unique ID: YORYM-5D9E54
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete medieval to post-medieval bi-faced lead token dating to the period circa AD 1300 - 1700. Powell type 5 depicting an anchor; Powell type 12 depicting quartered geometric design.
The metal is a mid-greyish-brown colour and is worn. The token is 17mm in diameter and weighs 3.9g.
Tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs which were not necessarily related to function and could have been used for various purposes such as counting, gaming, farm or tavern tokens or possibly even as weights.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.9 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: Powell type 5 depicting an anchor
Reverse description: Powell type 12 depicting quartered geometric design
4 Figure: TA1769
Four figure Latitude: 54.10359247
Four figure longitude: -0.21210174
1:25K map: TA1769
1:10K map: TA16NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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