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TOKEN
Unique ID: NLM-93486C
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible token, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast flan of lead with a stamped device on one side, possibly the letter M rendered in Lombardic style. The other side may bear a faint design incorporating pellets, though it is markedly less distinct, and an outer circle. Patinated overall. The mass does not appear to correspond to a regular subdivision of any particular system of weights and measures. This may be an example of a charity dole token, though these were more usually cast rather than struck. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500.
Diameter: 18mm, Thickness: 4.2mm, Weight: 10.06gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 10.06 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29994
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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