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Description: | Medieval cast lead uniface sub-circular token. The token has a raised design of a circle divided into quarters by a cross with a pellet in each quarter on one side, the other is blank. There is a possible casting sprue to one side which ahs bent over to the back. It is 14.9mm in diameter, 2.4mm thick and weighs 2.84 grams.Cast lead tokens had a range of uses and were usually made locally. They are therefore hard to date precisely. Cross and pellet designs are thought to copy Medieval coinage and date c.1250-1500 AD.
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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