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TOKEN
Unique ID: HESH-E04A8E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy uniface token of later medieval or post-medieval date (1200-1800). The token is circular in plan; the upper face is decorated with a cast design comprising a single cross which divides the field irregularly. The lower side is flat and undecorated. The token is a mid grey colour with an unabraded surface patina.
The token measures 30.3mm diameter, is 4.3mm thick and weighs 20.87 grams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 20.87 g
Diameter: 30.3 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hereford Museum Entry Form: HFDMG 3214
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: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Worfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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