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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-024AF0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy landowner token dating to the Post-Medieval date, circa (AD1500 - 1850). The token is unifaced and roughly a 5 sided shape, blank on one side and on the other side has a eight raised lines radiating out. it is beige in colour.
The diameter is 17.2mm and the weight 5.6g.
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.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 17.17 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Type: Unknown
Denomination: Jetton
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Wainfleet St. Mary (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF4957
Four figure Latitude: 53.08942218
Four figure longitude: 0.22345937
1:25K map: TF4957
1:10K map: TF45NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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