SF-5802AE: Boy Bishop token, penny sized

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Unique ID: SF-5802AE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn lead Boy Bishop token, penny sized issue of Rigold's (1978: p. 98) Series X C, c.1470-1539 AD.

Obverse: Legend formed from oblique strokes, A mitre within an inner circle.

Reverse: Legend formed from strokes, long cross dividing the legend, pellets(?) in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1470
Date to: Circa AD 1539

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.46 g
Diameter: 18.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: WSW 026

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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