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TOKEN
Unique ID: KENT-573093
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Lead or Lead alloy Unifaced Token of the Late Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD1500 - AD 1900.
Description: The token is quite welll made and large. The token is uniface with a pair of initial, 'AD' between two lines in relief. The back is flat. The token is dark grey.
Measurements: 29.23mm in diameter, 2.17mm thick and 7.89g 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 locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be post-Medieval in date (1500-1850), 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. 1500-1850.
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 chronology..
Class:
Powell type 2
Inscription:
AD
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.17 mm
Weight: 7.89 g
Diameter: 29.23 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Other
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Little Chart (Civil Parish)
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