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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-91ABBE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A uniface lead token, in the form of a very crude and irregularly formed flat disc which measures c.28mm in diameter, is up to 6.3mm thick and has a well-developed grey/white patination. The obverse has eight fairly evenly spaced indented lines radiating from the centre to the edge, and giving a floral effect. The decoration appears to have been formed by striking the blank disc, and not by moulding, as the token is distorted.
Lead tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period; those with floral designs are of Powell type 1, and this could date to any time from c.1250 - 1750.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 23.2 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th January 2017 - Saturday 28th January 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: South Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Catton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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