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TOKEN

Unique ID: SUSS-361644

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A small lead token, weighing 6.27g. The token is decorated on both the obverse and the reverse. The designs have been stamped onto the lead. One surface depicts a flower with six openwork petals (one of the petals is filled in). The edge of this side of the token has a raised lipped. The other surface has the letters R I stamped into the lead, with a line underneath them. The edge of this side of the token also has a raised lipped. The token is probably post-medieval to modern in date c. 1650-1900, judging by the style of the writing. The token is 2.57mm thick and 21.8mm in diameter.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.57 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st July 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Polegate

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found during metal detecting on a development site, as part of a controlled archaeological field survey
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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