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Description: | A Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead uniface token: The design consists of a four-petalled flower with a pellet in the field between each petal and on each petal - Powell Type 1. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a matte mid brown/grey colour. The tokens measure 19.05mm diameter, 1.88mm thick, weighs 4.7g.Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850 AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably Post Medieval in date c.1500-1800. Powell (2012) comments that Type 1 is a design which were commonly made stock and occur in large quantities, dating to the late 16th to mid 19th centuries.Powell, D. 2012 'The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design' Lead Token Telegraph Issue 86.
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