Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-C160B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Lead token dating Medieval-Post Medieval period. Powell Type 1. The token is circular in shape. The obverse is decorated with a five pelleted flower, with a central pellet. The initials IC are visible on the reverse. The token is covered in a light grey patina.
Similar tokens are on the PAS database, cf. WAW-48ACCE and Read (2001) illustates a few flower designs (p.135, fig 89, no.945-946)
The object is 11.60 grams, 14.94mm diameter
Reference: Read, 2001. 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' Portcullis Publishing. Somerset
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.6 g
Diameter: 14.94 mm
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Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
4 Figure: TL4220
Four figure Latitude: 51.86052246
Four figure longitude: 0.06068344
1:25K map: TL4220
1:10K map: TL42SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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