LANCUM-BC5324: Post-Medieval Lead Token (obverse and reverse)

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Unique ID: LANCUM-BC5324

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Crudely cast lead token. Late post-medieval in date. The token has been cast slightly off centre of the mould leaving a casting residue. The obverse depicts a floral design in raised relief within a concentric circle and the reverse depicts the issuer's initials- T an N/V(?)- which are hard to make out due to wear. It is unclear as to why lead tokens were produced although they appear numerous in the 17th and 18th centuries (Bailey 1999 page 56). They may have been produced as a form of working class low denomination currency associated with rural areas (Bailey 2000 pages 13-14). Alternative uses may have been for payment of casual workers or for gambling (ibid. page 14).

Class: Lead

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.33 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
Parish or ward: Northleach with Eastington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1114
Four figure Latitude: 51.824515
Four figure longitude: -1.8418
1:25K map: SP1114
1:10K map: SP11SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	56
Bailey, G.	2000	Detector Finds 4	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	13-14

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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