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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-DE69B3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but damaged post-Medieval lead alloy double-sided token (1500-1850). Powell Type 3/1.
Both sides have a raised design. One side has three intersecting lines forming six equal sized segments and the other side has a crudely executed 'compass-drawn' flower head.
This token is buff.
Length: 19.7mm; width: 18.8mm. Weight: 6.28g.
Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be post-Medieval in date (1500-1850), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably post-Medieval in date c. 1500-1850.
The Powell classification system, in which there are over 30 categories, attempts to classify these leaden tokens according to the designs featured on each face, but it does not assign any dating information to the design typology.
Powell, D. Leaden Tokens Telegraph Newsletter. Issue Sixteen.
Class: Double-sided
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: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.7 mm
Width: 18.8 mm
Weight: 6.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th August 2017 - Sunday 13th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-146
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
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: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, D. | 2004 | Leaden Tokens Telegraph Newsletter | London | London Numismatic Club |
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