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TOKEN
Unique ID: DENO-E158B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast Medieval uniface lead token possibly dating to the 15th century. The obverse shows a cross with a crescent at each of its terminals. There is a pellet in each angle of the cross. This token is classified as a Powell type 14.
For similar examples see Fletcher (2005) p. 40.
References:
Fletcher, E., Leaden Tokens & Tallies (Witham, 2005)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.08 mm
Weight: 5.07 g
Diameter: 22.92 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8330 71
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
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: Derbyshire (County)
District: High Peak (District)
Parish or ward: Wormhill (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1373
Four figure Latitude: 53.2538533
Four figure longitude: -1.80660911
1:25K map: SK1373
1:10K map: SK17SW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, E. | 2003 | Tokens and Tallies | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | p. 40 |
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