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TOKEN

Unique ID: WMID-C53655

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete lead alloy token dating to the late Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. AD 1400-1600). The token has a cast design of a long cross on one face with a single pellet in each quarter. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Such tokens have been suggested as imitations of Medieval hammered long cross pennies.

See PAS records ASHM-EE2406 and SUR-5AF106 for comparable examples.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 19.25mm in diameter, 2.43mm in thickness and 3.64g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.43 mm
Weight: 3.64 g
Diameter: 19.25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th April 2018

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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: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
Parish or ward: Eccleshall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ8127
Four figure Latitude: 52.84017233
Four figure longitude: -2.28350973
1:25K map: SJ8127
1:10K map: SJ82NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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