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Description: | A Post Medieval cast lead alloy uniface token, dating from c. AD 1550-1800. The token is decorated on one face with the initials 'Y M' with further detail in between the letters and below which are now illegible due to severe surface wear. It measures 2.6 mm thick, 21.1 mm in diameter and weighs 6.6 grams.Tokens were easy to manufacture and were widely distributed over a long period of time; therefore, they are difficult to date precisely. Those with initials are believed to date to the Post Medieval period. The token has been pierced in the centre with a square hole that has been pierced from the reverse and the circumference of the cast token has been serrated. It is possible, therefore, that the token was modified subsequently to make a toy called a 'whirligig' which was popular at the time.
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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