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Description: | 16th-18th Century. Lead alloy, crudely cast, small, relatively thick, uniface token with geometric or possible pictorial anchor design. Could be a baker's farthing token or a talley for cargo handler. Length 16.1mm, Width 14.5mm, Thickness 5.1mm, Diameter 16.1mm, Weight 5.4g. Some wear or poorly cast details. Grey patina with some sandy corrosion products on some of the surface. Ref: Tokens and Tallies Through the Ages, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publications 2003, page 28-33 and Leaden Tokens and Tallies Roman to Victorian, Edward Fletcher, Greenlight Publications 2005, page 61.
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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