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Description: | A complete lead unifaced lead token of Medieval to Post-medieval date (AD 1200-1700). The object is a circular disk with a raised decorative pattern on one side. The pattern consists of a five ovals around a central pellet with a single pellet between each oval. The reverse is smooth and undecorated.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. They could also have been used for gaming pieces or for similar purposes to jettons.
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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