Record ID: LON-8E1413 - MEDIEVAL token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: LON-8E1413

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval lead alloy pictorial token, late series

A Medieval lead alloy pictorial token, late series dating 1307-1350. Mitchiner & Skinner (1983: 56 no. 46) illustrate a token which bears the same design.

Obverse: Double headed bird, described by Mitchiner & Skinner as pelican left with neck reverted
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse: Shield with four horizontal, cross-hatched stripes, described by Mitchiner & Skinner as straight cross (feathered arms)
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 12.00

Dimensions: diameter: 16.22mm; weight: 0.62g.

Notes:

Mitchiner & Skinner (1983:54) write "The principal stratigraphic association of these tokens is with the pre-groat pennies of Edward III... This applies to several Thames foreshore sites, including Bull Wharf and Queenhithe... The latest issues are occasionally found in later 14th century strata, as at Trig Lane excavations... The introduction of the groat by Edward III in 1351 is a reasonably well defined marker for the end of pictorial tokens".

Reference: Mitchiner, M. and Skinner, A. 1983. English Tokens C.1200 - 1425. In Challis, C. and Blackburn, M. The British Numismatic Journal Volume 53 1984.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1307
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 16.22 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Wandsworth
Parish: Battersea

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ2877
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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