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Description: | Crudely cast lead token. Token has been damaged and is badly worn. Post-medieval 17th-18th century in date. Decoration is badly worn on both sides of the token although obverse faintly depicts a flower design and reverse cross hatching within an outer rim all in relief. It is unclear as to why lead tokens were produced although they appear numerous in the 17th and 18th centuries (Bailey 1999 page 56). They may have been produced as a form of working class low denomination currency associated with rural areas (Bailey 2000 pages 13-14). Alternative uses may have been for payment of casual workers or gambling (ibid. page 14).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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