Record ID: NLM-209663
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval lead alloy boy bishop (or 'St Nicholas') penny token dating to c.AD1470-1539 belonging to Rigold's Inscribed Bury Series (possibly Type E 'Sancto Nicholae' although inscription difficult to read) made in Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk). Ref: Rigold 1978. Obverse: mitre within plain inner circle; possibly ORA (PRO NOB) BEAT[  ] Reverse: Long cross dividing the inscription, three pellets in each quarter; illegible   Diameter: 14.9mm, Weight: 1.82gms
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A0AC0E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval or Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token of Powell type 3. The token has a raised design of eight lines radiating from a central point. The other side is blank. It is 18.12 mm in diameter, 1.74 mm thick and weighs 3.5 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally, they are therefore hard to date precisely and this example could date from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, c.1250-1800 AD.
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A08D68
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead circular unifaced token (1250-1800 AD). The token has been cast with a raised design of a equal arm cross with a pellet in each quarter and a hole at it's center on the obverse and a flat, undecorated reverse. The token measures 21.96 mm in diameter, 3.35 mm thick and weighs 8.6 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1800 AD). Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought…
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A0747B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token (1250-1800 AD). The token a raised design of an equal armed cross on the obverse with a pellet at its center and a flat, undecorated reverse. It measures 22.05 mm in diameter, 1.79 mm thick and weighs 5.3 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1800 AD).
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8C1251
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead token (Powell Type 14b) of Medieval date (1250-1500AD) The roughly circular token is decorated on one face with an embossed equal-armed long cross with a pellet in each quarter, with the remains of a raised circumference rim, pitted and worn at the edge. The underside is flat and undecorated, though pitted. It has a dark grey patina. Measurements:  19.84mm diameter, 5.32mm thick, weighs 13.8g
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8A7309
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead token (Powell Type 14b) of Medieval date (1250-1500AD) The roughly circular token is decorated on one face with an embossed equal-armed long cross with a pellet in each quarter, with the remains of a raised circumference rim, pitted and worn at the edge. The underside is flat and undecorated, though pitted. It has a dark grey patina. Measurements: 17.64mm diameter, 3.1mm thick, weighs 3.9g.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-8FD748
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, Medieval silver piedfort striking of a Gros  'Fleur du Lis' type, from the reign of Phillipe VI of France (AD 1323 - 1350), dating to AD 1341-42.  Obverse: Short cross potent with lis in upper right quadrant surrounded by double inscription. Obverse inscription: Inner: +PhILLPVS REX. Outer: +BNDICTV: SIT: NOME: DNI: NRI: DEI Reverse: Fleur de Lis surrounded by inscription, within an outer ring of  11 fleur de lis within rings. Reverse inscription: + FRANCORVM (N retrograde) Dimensions: weight: 10.70g, diameter: …
Created on: Sunday 16th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ditchling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B75D1C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead biface token dating to the Post-Medieval period, AD1500 - AD 1750. Description: The token is roughly circular and biface (with decoration on both sides). It is slightly bent and has a split to its fabric. The upper face has the initials GR in raised profile. The reverse has a pattern which looks like a dragonfly. The token is a cream and grey colour. Measurements: 25.12mm in diameter, 1.49mm thick and 4.8g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locall…
Created on: Wednesday 25th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: FAKL-784B25
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead token, of Medival or Post Medieval date c. 1400-1800. Bifaced, one side bears what appears to be a triquetra motif, the other an incomprehensible design. One one side of the disc is the stub of the casting gate, through it is a key-hole shaped perforation. Diameter 18.2mm, Thickness 1.8mm, Mass 3.13g.
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CA6956
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead disc, of indeterminate date, its faces are plain but the edge is chamfered and made up of a series of angled chisel cuts. Its module and finds from the same area suggest that this may represent a Late/Post Medieval token. Diameter 23.1, Thickness 2.3mm, Mass 7.78g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9FE24
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms. The back is plain. Diameter 25.8mm, Thickness 2.5mm, Mass 5.77g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 20…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9E8D9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1200-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, two curving lines linked by a transverse line the significance of which is unknown.The back of the disc is plain but has a raised edge within which is a series of concentric rings. Diameter 19.6mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 6.23g. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communicants either before or at Mass. They may have served as …
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9C323
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms. Two stubs on the edge suggest that the token had been cast as part of a strip. Diameter 22.1mm, Thickness 3.5mm, Mass 7.07g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C99AC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms, the other side is flat but with a slight rim around its edge. Diameter 17.5mm, Thickness 3.0mm, Mass 3.60g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may have…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-368623
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval or Post Medieval lead token, a disc, bearing, in high relief, a cross set within a raised rim. The back is plain. Diameter 18.6mm, Thickness 2.6mm, Mass 3.66g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BB1DDE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The token is in poor condition and, while it appears that decoration was present it is no longer possible to interpret it. Diameter 17.2mm, Thickness 1.4mm, Mass 2.40g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other examples come from Medieval contexts, at Trigg La…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-BB0F64
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead unifaced token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The face bears a raised pattern depicting a standing bird, probably a peacock in front of which is a cross . The surface on the back of the token suggests that it was cast. Diameter 16.5mm, Thickness 1.4mm, Mass 2.21g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That sa…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-BA7094
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead unifaced token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The face bears a raised pattern in the form of a cross set within ring around its edge. There is a pellet in the angle between each of the arms, a format used on Medieval coins. The surface on the back of the token suggests that it was cast. Diameter 15.7mm, Thickness 2.1mm, Mass 2.38g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the a…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-BA6262
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead unifaced token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The face bears a raised pattern in the form of a cross set within ring around its edge.. The surface on the back of the token suggests that it was cast. Diameter 15.9mm, Thickness 1.5mm, Mass 2.42g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other examples c…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-BA54B2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead unifaced token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The face bears a raised pattern made up of three pairs of double lines crossing each other at a central pellet. The surface on the back of the token suggests that it was cast. Diameter 17.4mm, Thickness 1.1mm, Mass 1.45g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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