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Description: | A complete Lead or Lead Alloy unifaced Token of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval period, circa AD 1300 - AD 1600.The token is sub circular in plan and rectangular in cross section. The obverse depicts a long cross, made up of raised lines, dividing the field into quarters, there is a pellet in each quarter and the pellets are linked together by raised diagonal lines. There is a raised border on the edge of the token and the outside edge is bevelled (Powell Type: 12).The reverse is undecorated.The token measures 18.5 mm in diameter and is 3.3 mm thick. It weighs 5.6 g.The token is a mid grey in colour and has an even surface patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.Lead tokens are a frequently occurring find, with a variety of different designs. Tokens like this, were used as tallies or as replacement low denomination coinage during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. Other similar examples of this type of token have been recorded on the database, including WMID-FC0FEE, WMID-D8A5F5 and WMID-2B2986.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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