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Description: | A worn lead alloy token of post-medieval date. The token is sub-circular in plan with a spur from the mould still retained on one outer edge. The token is bifacial, having moulded decoration on either face. One face has a raised outer border with an indistinct design; it may be a cross with splayed terminals, possibly windmill sails, a motif that does appear on lead alloy tokens of this perid. The design on the other side of the token is harder still to decipher; it may be initials but the token is too worn and distorted on this face to be clear. This type of token may be a gaming piece or more likely an agricultural tally, with windmill sails suggesting flour production maybe? It is probably 16th or 17th century in date.
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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