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Description: | An largely complete lead ?alloy token probably dating from the post-medieval period. Mass: 6.5g. Diameter: 26.4mm. The token is unifacial, with an inscription in relief on the obverse - possibly MCA - and further designs in relief above and below, although these are rather unclear. The reverse is broadly flat and undecorated. The token has a variable brown coloured matt surface, which is darker on the reverse. There has been some loss of material from around the circumference of the token, and from the raised designs on the obverse.In: "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", Egan discusses tokens excavated in London from contexts dated to c1450-c1700. He notes that there appears to be an emphasis on unifacial token issues amongst those which appear to be latest within the period under consideration. These required only one mould part with a design. The token recorded here is broadly similar to number 933 included in "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" (ibid. p171 and fig 165). Token 933 is from a context with ceramics dated to c.1675-c.1700. The token recorded here is also likely to date from the post-medieval period.
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