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Description: | Post Medieval cast lead-tin alloy (pewter) circular double faced token of Powell type 2 / 21 (c. AD 1500-1800). The token is broken with c.40% missing and the edges laminated, suggesting a high tin content which also fits with the low weight of the piece.. On one face is a raised design, slightly unclear but probably the initials HP or HB retrograde. On the other is a raised design of a four spoked wheel, four straight lines radiate out from a central ring and dot hub to meet a circular rim all within an outer plain line border. There is no evidence of small projections on the outside of the rim which would suggest a mill wheel with buckets as seen on other tokens. It measures 15.2 mm by 11.5mm, is 2.6mm thick and weighs 1.45 grams.Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely but those with initials are generally thought to be Post Medieval 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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