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Description: | A Medieval to Post-medieval (about AD 1250 - 1800) cast lead alloy token, which depicts a cross pommee in relief on the obverse, with a raised border. This fits in Powell's Class 14; it is suggested that cross like designs are related to the reverse design of Medieval coins. The reverse is plain apart from two small holes near the centre. The lead is smooth and has a grey patina.Lead tokens are thought to have been produced as a substitute for low denomination currency at times when it was in short supply (particularly for agricultural use?). Lead tokens were easy to manufacture and widely distributed; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those with simple designs were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods.
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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