TOKEN

A worn lead-alloy unifaced token of the Late Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD1500 - AD1800.

The token is roughly circular with decoration on one side. The upper face is decorated with a flower depicated with three pointed ovals forming the petals. There is also a single pellet between each petal. The back is flat and undecorrated. The token is a dull grey colour with a thin split from the centre to the outer rim.

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. 1500-1800.

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.. Under the powell classification this would be class '1. Symbolic petalled flower'

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.