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TOKEN
Unique ID: CAM-273CCC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval moulded bifacial lead token dating from the 13th to 15th centuries AD. This token weighs 6.54g, has a diameter of 20.6mm and maximum thickness of 3.3mm. The design on both sides of the artefact are formed in relief. One side shows a star formed of four lines, which all intersect at the mid-point. The other motif is uncertain but probably shows an arched crown. It is quite common for this type of token to have crudely depicted motifs.
See Fletcher, E., 2003. Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages Witham, Essex : Greenlight Publishing pp.28-38.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 6.54 g
Diameter: 20.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2017 - Friday 1st September 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: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Fulbourn (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL5354
Four figure Latitude: 52.16306941
Four figure longitude: 0.23547271
1:25K map: TL5354
1:10K map: TL55SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, E. | 2003 | Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages | Witham, Essex | Greenlight Publishing | pp.28-38. |
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