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Description: | Five Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1900) lead tokens:1. The design, consists of a six-petalled flower with a pellet in the centre. Powell Type 1. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a mid grey colour. The token measure 23mm long, 21.33mm wide, 2.53mm thick, weighing 6g.2. The design, consists of a four-petalled flower with a pellet in the centre and the leaves overlay five concentric rings. Powell Type 1. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a light grey-cream colour. The token is incomplete, weighing 1.73g.3. The design consists of a cross. Powell Type 12. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a grey-cream colour. The edges are slightly bevelled. The token measure 17.85mm long, 17.22mm wide, 2.99mm thick, weighs 5.05g.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 possibly 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 Type 1 and 12 are designs which were commonly made as 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 TelegraphIssue 86.
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