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TOKEN
Unique ID: WAW-6FCCC9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead uniface token: The design consists of a central pellet from which there is 6 radiating lines. Around the border there is a zig-zag design which gives the design the appearance of a flower - Powell Type 1. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a light brown colour. The token measure 20.61mm diameter, 2.51mm thick, weighs 4.33g.
Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably Post Medieval in date c.1500-1800. Powell (2012) comments that Type 1 is a design which were commonly made stock and occur in large quantities, dating to the late 16th to mid 19th centuries.
Powell, D. 2012 'The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design'Lead Token TelegraphIssue 86.
Class: Lead
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.51 mm
Weight: 4.33 g
Diameter: 20.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd December 2014 - Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Whitbourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7259
Four figure Latitude: 52.22848231
Four figure longitude: -2.41136099
1:25K map: SO7259
1:10K map: SO75NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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