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TOKEN
Unique ID: HESH-37A632
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy uni-faced 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 series of cast vertical horizontal and diagonal lines emanating irregularly from a raised central pellet. The reverse face is plain and unmarked. The token is a cream-grey colour with an eroded surface patina.
The token measures 18.1mm diameter, is 2.2mm thick and weighs 3.0 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 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 4104
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: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
To be known as: Codsall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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