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Description: | A complete post medieval silver coin bent to form a love token, probably dating from 16th-17th century. The coin is in such a poor condition that is impossible to make out the inscriptions or any motifs on the coin. The coin has been bent to form an "S-shaped" profile, indicating that it's secondary function was likely as a love token. Love tokens were often made from a silver denomination and are earlier post medieval in date. Creating love tokens was a common practice throughout the post-medieval period and into the modern era.There are numerous examples recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database LANCUM-E709C4 provides a good description of the practice, "Often the love tokens are made from a silver denomination as it was popular to turn coins (usually sixpences) into 'love tokens' as a keepsake.The coins were deliberately bent in a superstitious, religious, or devotional ritual. The devotional practice is believed to have gained popularity in post-reformation Elizabethan England and continued in to the 19th century. The ritual bending would have been performed when the coin was worn almost smooth."Dimensions: diameter: 23.45 mm; weight: 1.82 g.
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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