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TOKEN
Unique ID: DENO-D0073A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy uniface token of post medieval date (AD c. 1500 -1800).
The object is circular with a slightly conical profile.The face shows an irregular pattern of lines and hatching, partly forming a grid. Fletcher (2005, p 65) suggests this type of pattern indicates a tally or token for harrowing or similar agricultural task.
Diameter 20 mm, thickness 3 mm, weight 7.3 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8616
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
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: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Perlethorpe cum Budby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6170
Four figure Latitude: 53.22355463
Four figure longitude: -1.0877972
1:25K map: SK6170
1:10K map: SK67SW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, E. | 2003 | Tokens and Tallies | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | p 65 |
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