LIN-9506E8: Possible pilgrim badge or post-medieval token

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PILGRIM BADGE

Unique ID: LIN-9506E8

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A possible medieval lead pilgrim badge or post-medieval uniface token. The item is circular, flat, and apparently decorated on one side only. A vertical cross-shaped motif is visible to the centre right, with possibly a figure to the right and another to the left. The reverse is undecorated. There is no casting seam visible on the reverse, and no evidence for there once being a suspension loop.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3.82 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015 - Thursday 30th April 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Burgh Le Marsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF5266
Four figure Latitude: 53.16941449
Four figure longitude: 0.27248038
1:25K map: TF5266
1:10K map: TF56NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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