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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BEF291
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval or Post Medieval cast circular uniface lead alloy token. One side has an animal; the other side is plain. It is dark grey in appearance. The token has a diameter of between 18-20mm, 2.13 mm thick and weighs 3.32 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; therefore they are difficult to date precisely, but those with more common decorations are generally dated to c. 1250-1800
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.13 mm
Weight: 3.32 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th May 2017
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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: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Pluckley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9245
Four figure Latitude: 51.1720029
Four figure longitude: 0.7451574
1:25K map: TQ9245
1:10K map: TQ94NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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