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Description: | A complete lead alloy(?) token, probably of medieval or post medieval date. The token is 20.6mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick, and weighs 4.57g. The obverse is decorated with a bust facing left, in relief. The bust has an eye consisting of a raised pointed oval set between raised crescents above and below. The hair is indicated by a raised curved line following the outline of the top and rear of the head. The bust has a pointed nose, two lips, a chin and a neck, all of which are in relief. The cheek area is further raised, with a pellet at the apex. There is a second pellet towards the back of the head, perhaps suggesting an ear, and a third pellet to the left of the bust. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The token has a light brown/grey surface. There are some indentations around the circumference of the token, but it is otherwise in very good condition.
Lead tokens from the medieval and post-medieval period are ilustrated and extensively discussed in Mitchiner and Skinner??s 1983 and 1984 articles on English Tokens c1200-1425 and c.1425 to 1672, and their possible purpose as workers tallys (e.g. tallying of bushels or perhaps the scoring of where a picker left at the end of a session) are highlighted in D M Powell (2004). Due to a lack of excavated context, it is not possible to provide a firmer date than medieval to post medieval. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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