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Description: | A lead alloy bifacial token that is circular in plan. The surface is very worn and it is extremely difficult to determine any exact patterns, though one face seems to include a series of raised dots around the outside, circling a pattern in the centre. This face has a large groove from the outer edge to the centre caused by what appears to be a sharp instrument. The other face seems to depict a man mounted on a horse in sunken relief, again with a slightly grooved border encircling the design.Tokens were easy to make and distributed widely throughout a large period of time; therefore, they are difficult to date precisely. Those decorated to resemble Medieval long cross pennies continued to be circulated throughout both the Medieval and Post Medieval periods and a general date of c. AD 1250-1800 is given. They have a huge range of designs which were not necessarily related to function and could have been used for various purposes such as counting, gaming, farm or tavern tokens or possibly even as weights.Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850 AD), 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.1500-1800Dimensions: weight 11.45, diameter 29mm, thickness 4mm
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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