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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-CEE92F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete circular Medieval to Post Medieval uniface cast lead token of Powell Type 7. The token is decorated with a cross hatch design . Lead tokens can be attributed to dates from the Medieval to Post Medieval period (1250 - 1850AD).Tokens had a wide variety of uses and were easy to manufacture; they are therefore difficult to date precisely outside of archaeological contexts.
The token measures 19.04 mm in diameter and is 2.47 mm thick and it weighs 3.99 grams. Condition is good with some surface corrosion and it is distorted.
Class:
Powell Class 7
Sub class: Hatching
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 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.47 mm
Weight: 3.99 g
Diameter: 19.04 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
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: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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