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Description: | A Post Medieval bi-face cast lead alloy token. The token is circular in plan. One face has the initials IC or IG but the other is almost too worn to resolve but id could be a fleur de lis. 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 produced centrally and circulated nationally, 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. Tokens with initials are generally circa 17th to 19th century in date. Powell type 2. Dimensions: diameter 22.78mm; weight 5.58g
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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