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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-F7CBD8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval lead alloy token of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), issued c. 1574 (North 1991: 140, ref: 2062).
Obverse: No legend; Double headed eagle
Reverse: GOD SAVE THE QUENE; Crowned rose, [E R] at sides
Diameter: 20.7mm. Weight: 3.36g.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1574
Date to: Circa AD 1574
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-5-9
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 40 | 2062 |
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