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TOKEN
Unique ID: WMID-6CF0E0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead token dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1800). The token has 'IB' inscribed on one face, though this would be read as 'JB' at the time. On the opposing face is a very worn motif, which may represent a bust or could be a bleeding heart (see Bailey 1992: 57, no. 12). The object has a light grey patina.
Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses including use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets and weights. They are difficult to date precisely, though the majority date to the 17th and 18th centuries.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 21.18mm in diameter, 3.36mm in thickness and 13.81g in weight.
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 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.36 mm
Weight: 13.81 g
Diameter: 21.18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
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: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Brewood and Coven (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8506
Four figure Latitude: 52.65152027
Four figure longitude: -2.2231601
1:25K map: SJ8506
1:10K map: SJ80NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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