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Description: | The object is made from cast lead or lead alloy. It appears to be a type of lead token. The common lead tokens are usually of a late Medieval or Post Medieval date, they are usually executed poorly with a simplistic design. This token, counter or gaming piece is unlike these, instead it is well made, and the geometric design perhaps suggests an Early Medieval date. This is to be confirmed however. The object is circular in section. The upper face is decorated with a moulded design consisting of a central large pellet within a sub-lozenge shaped frame. This lozenge shaped frame is within a larger circular low-relief border. The field on the exterior of the lozenge is divided into four fields that are high-relief sub pointed oval shapes. The edges of the objects are rounded, therefore the section across the centre is a sub-rectangle with rounded corners. The base is flat, slightly smooth and undecorated. The surface of the object is a matte light grey colour. The object measures 23.23mm in diameter and 5.32mm thick. It weighs 16.3g.
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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