KENT-09587B: Post Medieval. Lead token with initials 'IP'

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Unique ID: KENT-09587B

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval C16-18th, crudely cast, lead alloy, medium size, circular and flat, uniface token. The Powell 32-type classification system for leaden token and tallies type 2. Obverse: initials 'IP'.Note: The letter I could represent a 'J' before C17th. Reverse: blank. Little wear - very fine condition. One casting sprue remnant at the 12 o'clock position this is more visible on the blank reverse. Slightly buckled/distorted by agricultural machinery, otherwise a matt pale grey surface. This is likely to date to 1500-1799. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 56-57 No. 8,10,12,13,15,16 & 17, History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 138-139 No. 859-867, Finds Identified, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 2000, page 10-15 Fig. 8,12,13,14, 19 & 25, Tokens & Tallies Through the Ages, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publishing 2003, page 28-38, page 31 & 32 and Leaden Tokenns and Tallies Roman to Victorian, Edward Fletcher Greenlight Publishing 2005, page 53-58 and 101 type 2. The token is 23.33mm long, 20.82mm wide, 3.11mm thick, diameter 23.33mm and weighs 5.7g.

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 1799

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.33 mm
Width: 20.82 mm
Thickness: 3.11 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Diameter: 23.33 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th August 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Camp.F.626

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dartford (District)
Parish or ward: Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5569
Four figure Latitude: 51.39886166
Four figure longitude: 0.22676124
1:25K map: TQ5569
1:10K map: TQ56NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	56-57	8,10,12,13,15,16 & 17
Bailey, G.	2000	Finds identified		Greenlight	10-15	Fig. 8,12,13,14,19 & 25
Fletcher, E.	2003	Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages	Witham, Essex	Greenlight Publishing	28-38, 31 & 32
Fletcher, E. and Payne, G.	2005	Leaden Tokens and Tallies: Roman to Victorian	Essex	Greenlight Publishing	53-58 & 101	type 2
Read, B.	1995	History Beneath our Feet (1995)	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	138-139	859-867
Read, B.	1995	History Beneath our Feet (1995)	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	138-139	859-867

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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