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Unique ID: BERK-5B65B1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval biface lead alloy token. One side is illegible but the other has an openwork six-petalled flower design with central pellet (Powell type 1). Leaden tokens were used for a variety of purposes. These ranged from small change, to checks and tallies for services rendered such as hop picking. They were in use from the Medieval period into late Post-Medieval. A number of designs exist that were probably produced in London and circulated widely around the production hub; but since lead is so easy to fabricate by far the majority were made by local artisans and were used extensively in more provincial and rural communities. Accordingly there is considerable variation in their design and quality and generally only wide date ranges can be assigned. Some producers typically in the 17th century did include dates as part of the design. The Powell classification system, in which there are over 30 categories, attempts to classify these leaden tokens according to the designs featured on each face, but it does not assign any dating information to the design typology. The suggested date range for this example is circa 1550-1800. Dimensions: diameter 19.3mm; thickness 2.8mm; weight 5g
Notes:
Found during Weekend Wanderers Rally 1-2 Sep 2007
Class: Powell type 1
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 5 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2007
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Chain Hill (nr Wantage) 07
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tkt no. Or 194
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Six petalled flower with central pellet
Reverse description: Illegible
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Wantage
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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