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Description: | A Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy uniface circular token. The token has a raised cross design probably meant to imitate a Medieval long cross penny with the remains of one pellet in each quarter. The reverse is blank. It measures 19.9 mm in diameter, 2 mm thick and weighs 4.66 grams.Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore difficult to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1850 AD). Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought to be contemporary with similar Medieval coin designs; however publication of moulds and double faced tokens which combine Post Medieval initial style designs with cross and pellets suggest they continued to be used throughout the Post Medieval period.
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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