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TOKEN
Unique ID: LVPL-0FD805
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A circular lead alloy double-sided token of Medieval date. One face depicts a sailing ship while the opposite face depicts a long cross fourchee over a square shield with a pellet in each quarter.
The token can be classified as Powell Type 6/14b. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such 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 (1500-1850), 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. 1500-1850.
Dimensions: 15mm in diameter, 4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2015 - Sunday 1st March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Ellel
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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