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TOKEN
Unique ID: SUSS-EBDC20
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A 'Lyon' counter, a lead token, greenish-grey in colour. The obverse has three fleur de lys within a shield with a crown above, there are pillars to each side of shield. The reverse possibly depicts a rampant lion. There are three regular holes, possibly four originally set out in a square, but part of the token is broken off.
Evidence of reuse: Three small holes through token, possibly originally four
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 1574
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.74 mm
Weight: 7.84 g
Diameter: 30.51 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1991
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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 East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Littlehampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, E. | 2003 | Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages | Witham, Essex | Greenlight Publishing | 37 |
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