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TOKEN
Unique ID: BH-48182B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A small lead-alloy token, probably dating to the early post medieval period, approximately AD 1550 to 1700. The token is flat and circular with cast decoration on both its upper and lower surfaces. On the obverse is the letter 'S', while on the reverse, there is an 'I' flanked by two pellets. The token measures 12mm in diameter and 2mm in thickness.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ashwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL2641
Four figure Latitude: 52.05307056
Four figure longitude: -0.16383411
1:25K map: TL2641
1:10K map: TL24SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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