File:Medieval - Post Medieval lead alloy token (front and reverse) (FindID 800906).jpg

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Medieval - Post Medieval lead alloy token (front and reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Vic Allnatt, 2016-09-04 21:59:25
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Medieval - Post Medieval lead alloy token (front and reverse)
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English: A cast lead alloy token of later medieval to post-medieval date, circa (AD 1400-1800). The token is broadly sub-circular in plan. The obverse has a petalled flower in light relief which makes this a Powell type 1. There are four visible petals extending from centre to the edge of the token. The reverse is undecorated. The token has cream patina across part of the obverse and reverse.

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.

The token measures 21.38mm diameter is 1.89mm thick and weighs 5.0grams.

Powell, D. (2012)The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design. Lead Token TelegraphIssue 86.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1400 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 800906
Old ref: WMID-D85EFF
Filename: WMIDD85EFF.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/581567
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/581567/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/800906
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Object location52° 42′ 48.24″ N, 2° 12′ 47.27″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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