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Description: | LeadDisc or counter. Probably cut from sheet metal of thickness 1.7mm, One side bears a long cross, possibly with one or two other incised lines, though this latter point remains uncertain. The other side employs a similar cross as the basis for a more complex motif with a scratched star of four to eight points in each angle of the cross. An outer circle, which is again a convention imitating the appearance of medieval coins, is also represented. The crude working and the size of the object might qualify this as a game counter. These, along with the playing boards or surfaces, might often be casually improvised. Alternatively it may be a toy coin. A final possibility, given a mass of just over one quarter of an averdepois ounce, may be that this is a weight. Suggested date: Medieval, 1280-1500.Diameter: 26.2mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 7.85gms.
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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