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Description: | A Post Medieval fragment of stone mould for tokens (AD1500-1700). The fragment represents part of one half of the mould. There is a socket in one corner for a post to secure both halves of the mould together when casting. No notches remain on the outer edges of the stone for further securing the two halves during casting. The socket indicates there would have been another half to the mould, probably with another pattern carved to form a bifacial token. The shape of the fragment indicates the mould was originally rectangular; the breaks are very abraded indicating the damage occurred in antiquity. On the upper surface of the mould are the remains of five carved recesses, each interlinked to facilitate the pouring of the metal, to form tokens. The tokens when cast from this mould would read "IE" on one surface and their diameter would be approximately 9.90mm. The stone has a orange/brown staining over all of the surfaces, including the breaks, this is probably from deposition in the river. Dimensions: diameter: 9.90mm; length: 47.60mm; width: 42.74mm; thickness: 22.47mm; weight: 70.43g.
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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