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Description: | A circular token of cast lead, decorated on one side with geometric, high relief deign. The design is in the form of a rectalinear cross, with each arm divided into two 'forks', thus forming an 8-pointed star. The reverse is unornamented.
This type of artefact could be used as a gaming piece or a token or weight. Precise dating is confounded by their continued use and conservative form throughout the medieval and early postmedieval periods. They feature are a wide variety of decorative motifs, but most cannot be tightly dated or provenanced. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ashby, Steven - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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