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Description: | A Post Medieval uniface lead alloy token. The token is circular in plan and bears a raised crude ship motif on one side. The style of ship is somewhat reminiscent of that which appears on much fourteenth to seventeenth century gold coinage. Powell type 6. Leaden tokens were used for a variety of purposes. These ranged from small change, to checks and tallies for services rendered such as hop picking. They were in use from the Medieval period into late Post-Medieval. A number of designs exist that were probably produced in London and circulated widely around the production hub, but since lead is so easy to fabricate by far the majority were made by local artisans and were used extensively in more provincial and rural communities. Accordingly there is considerable variation in their design and quality and generally only wide date ranges can be assigned. Some producers typically in the 17th century did include dates as part of the design. The Powell classification system, in which there are over 30 categories, attempts to classify these leaden tokens according to the designs featured on each face, but it does not assign any dating information to the design typology. The suggested date range for this example is circa 1500-1800. Dimensions: Diameter 17mm
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