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Description: | A Post Medieval cast lead alloy biface token Powell Types 1 and 18. The token is decorated on one face with a sexfoil flower.The gaps between the petals are raised in a trianguar pattern. The other side is decorated with a bird standing left with other uncertain detail.Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were easy to manufacture; they are therefore difficult to date specifically outside of secure archaeological contexts. Those with simple designs are used for a large period of time and are given a general date of c. 1250-1800 AD. The degree to which this one has been decorated is in keeping with later examples dating to the Post Medieval period (c. 1550-1800 AD).The token measures 24.5mm diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 7.88 grams.
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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