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Description: | A copper-alloy token of late Medieval to post-Medieval date. This token is a sub-triangular disc or oval shape with a rounded projection on one edge. The metal is a light greyish colour however this is likely to be due to the chalky soil that it was found in. This object has a crack running across from one edge to the other but just holds together at present. This crack does not show the stress folds that one would expect to see in lead which occurs due to the more maliable nature of lead, than copper-alloy, at room temperature. The compact corrosion present is also more like that expected on a copper-alloy artefact. Both sides have relief decoration depicting a single face per side.Weight is 4.27g, width is 23.5mm, height 21.5mm and thickness is 2.2mm.See Fletcher, E., 2005. 'Leaden tokens and tallies, Roman to Victorian' Greenlight Publishing, Witham, Essex. p64.
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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