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Description: | Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead uniface token:The design consists of a long cross with three pellets in each quarter and a centric ring as a border. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a matte light brown colour. The token measures 27.28mm long, 26.4mm wide, 2.51mm thick, weighs 9.75g. Powell Type 14.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 14 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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