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Description: | Two Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead uniface tokens:1. The design consists of a cross-crosslet with a pellet in each quarter. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a matte mottled light brown and grey colour. The token measures 22.83mm long, 21.02mm wide, 2.8mm thick, weighs 5.44g. Powell Type 12.2. The design is the letter K. Powell Type 2. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a matte light grey colour. The tokens measure 18.7mm long, 18.81mm wide, 3.26mm thick, weighs 5.71g.Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably Post Medieval in date c.1500-1800. Powell (2012) comments that the Type 12 design were commonly made stock and occur in large quantities, dating to the late 16th to mid 19th centuries.Powell, D. 2012 'The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design' Lead Token Telegraph Issue 86.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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