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Description: | A Post-medieval uniface cast lead token, depicting a stylised fleur de lis in relief on the obverse. The reverse is blank, and the item is patinated to a cream colour.The outer parts of the lis are formed like the initials CC with the second C retrograde. Between them is a vertical line, and the three elements are joined by a cross bar. There is a raised line at the outer rim. This pattern is of Powell's class 4.Lead tokens are thought to have been produced as a substitute for low denomination currency at times when it was in short supply (particularly for agricultural use?). Lead tokens were easy to manufacture and widely distributed; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those with simple designs like this were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods.There are similar examples on the database as SWYOR-904CC1, SWYOR-ADA672 and SWYOR-ADB7F3
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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