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TOKEN
Unique ID: LIN-24AB14
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval lead token. It is decorated on both sides. Side A has a circular band around the perimeter decorated with a series of lines. The interior depicts a criss-cross motif of lines, perhaps representing a portcullis. Side B has a moulded eight-pointed star; all arms terminate with a pellet. A pellet is also located in each angle.
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 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Friday 15th May 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Fragment
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: East Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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