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TOKEN
Unique ID: SOM-61ADE4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval - Post Medieval crudely cast, lead alloy uniface token of Powell type 1.
The token would have been roughly circular in plan but is now broken in half such that it is semi-circular. It is sub-rectangular in cross section and uniface. One side has very fine abraded decoration made of raised lines forming what would have been a petalled flower. Each petal is a pointed oval formed of two convex lines. The petals inner point meet at the centre of the token. This classes as a Powell type 1 design.
The token is mottled medium brown colour and is chipped on all its edges.
The token would have had a diameter of 25.0mm in diameter, it is now 16.5mm wide, 1.6mm thick and weighs 2.86 grams.
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. There are numerous tokens with a similar design on the database e.g. SOM-EF84EC, IOW-0AAB63 and WMID-8D1468.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.86 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th April 2019 - Saturday 27th July 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018158
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Box CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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