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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-1CDAD7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, abraded and bent post-medieval lead alloy token or medalet. Dating to the periodAD 1575-1600. North (1991, 140), No. 2062.
Obverse: Double-headed eagle. Reverse: Crowned Rose. Legend: [+GOD.SAVE.THE] QV[EN ]
Measurements: Diameter 19.79 mm Thickness 1.07 mm weight 2.8 g. North 140, no. 2063. Mint probably London. c.1574.
According to North (1991, 140), it is likely that rather than being used as tokens, these objects were probably used as political medalets or counters (North 1991, 140) during the reign of elizabeth I. Despite not being a coin this token type has been designated as no. 2062 by North (1991, 140).
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 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.07 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 19.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
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: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Tenterden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8731
Four figure Latitude: 51.0479063
Four figure longitude: 0.66646678
1:25K map: TQ8731
1:10K map: TQ83SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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