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MEDALLION

Unique ID: LEIC-755AB3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval lead alloy medallion, length 49mm, thickness 4mm, weight 32.70g. The object appears to date to the 18th century and shows a large coat of arms held up by a male and female figure, possibly holding tools? The reverse shows three large rectangular pillars, with a lot of lettering. This may refer to the three pillars of learning.

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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 32.7 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Broughton and Old Dalby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6926
Four figure Latitude: 52.82711974
Four figure longitude: -0.97738654
1:25K map: SK6926
1:10K map: SK62NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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