Record ID: LANCUM-EEA8E5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely cast large lead token. Edge of token has been broken. Post-medieval 17th -18th century in date. Obverse depicts flower design in relief set within an outer rim. Reverse depicts cross-hatching in relief within an outer rim and there is a pellet at the centre. 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 cas…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-EEBDF6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fairly crudely cast lead token. Post-medieval 17th-18th century in date. Obverse depicts a flower design in relief with an outer rim and a central pellet. Reverse depicts cross hatching with seemingly accidental incision markings made by the maker or the bearer. 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 …
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-EEC7F4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely cast lead token. Token has been damaged and is badly worn. Post-medieval 17th-18th century in date. Decoration is badly worn on both sides of the token although obverse faintly depicts a flower design and reverse cross hatching within an outer rim all in relief. 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 ca…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-EECF35
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely cast small lead token. Post-medieval 17th-18th century in date. Obverse depicts line design with which form rough cross shape markings. Reverse is badly worn but faintly depicts cross-hatching. 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 gambling (ibid. page 14).
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-7E0F64
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Post Medieval lead alloy uniface token or possibly a weight. It is sub oval in plan. The artefact appears complete but damaged. The raised decoration consists of a roughly central castle or gatehouse. The possibility exists that this may represent Borwick Hall or Lancaster Castle. An illegible legend is visible near the edge. Probably dates to between c1600 and c1900 AD. The length is 32mm, width 29mm, and weight 5g.
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Borwick Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-956342
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a copper alloy 17th century trade token. There is a capital letter M in the middle just underneath a circular green blob, there is another to the right which could be a capital letter I or it could be a 1. There also appears to be a small capital W to the left of the M. The diameter of the token is 16mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 1st August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PENDLETON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EEF8DE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy uniface Post Medieval token probably Powell Class 2 dating 1500 - 1850AD. The token has a hole punctured through the fabric which probably represents damage. It was probably cast as the hole does not appear to have been made after it was made. The initial 'T' is stamped into the token. The diameter is 27mm and the weight 13.09g. There are many similar objects such as, SUR-5C3CCD, BUC-89CE25 and YORYM-C9B1DA. 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; th…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-EF90C8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy token dating 1540 to 1800AD. The token has too much corrosion to read the inscription however on both the obverse and reverse raised lines indicate where the original inscription and design used to be present. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 6.03g. Similar examples are found in records NMGW-7534B0, NMGW-993A24 and BERK-109563.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-EF993C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token of Post Medieval date. This is bifacial with letters on both sides. On the obverse there the letter "W" is very clear, however on the left side of the letter it appears it was mis-struck as there are two lines to the letter "W". The reverse has the letter "H". The diameter is 25mm and the weight 6.03g. Similar tokens are found in records BERK-470AA6, BERK-227FB3 and IOW-46B651.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-1EA043
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy token of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The token is flat and circular and is decorated on one side with a raised design of eleven spokes radiating from a central pellet. Three concentric circles expand from the pellet. This design may represent a ship's wheel. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The metal is greenish-brown colour and is worn. Tokens with such simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs and could have been used for various purposes such as substitute coinage, counting a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6C8F33
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval uniface lead token decorated with showing an open sexfoil. Powell Class 1. The diameter is 38mm and the weight 31.14g.
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-65BE8B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cronebane halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of a bishop (St. Patrick) facing right in mitre and cope with crozier. Legend: 'CRONEBANE HALFPENNY.' 18th century around 1789 AD. Obverse: Shield of arms with windlass (manually operated shaft winch) above a shield bearing the company's coat of arms displaying two spades, three picks and a horn of gun powder for blasting [ASSOCIATED IRISH MINERS ARMS] . Reverse: Bishops head. Other examples of these tokens bear the name of the Associated Irish Mine Company, incorporated in 1798, with a copper mine at Cronebane, County Wicklow. Minted at Birmin…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 27th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'OMSKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FAFC27
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead token of Post-medieval date. One side is decorated with a central pellet surrounded by six evenly spaced ovals in the form of a flower. The other side is decorated with cross-hatched lines.
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slyne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A9254A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval biface cast lead or lead alloy circular token (Powell Class 1 and 7). The token has raised decoration on both faces. On one, a flower with six pointed oval petals, meeting at the remains of a central pellet, and within a damaged plain line border (Powell Class 1). The other face has a grid design with five parallel lines crossed at right angles by five near parallel lines (Powell Class 7). This has later been over marked with incised lines that imitate the original design. This grid may be a representation of a tally board or a game board. Lead tokens were easy to produc…
Created on: Monday 7th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 5th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-648147
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy token dating to the post-medieval period dating 1600 to 1800AD. The diameter is 12mm and the weight 2.22g.
Created on: Monday 28th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th March 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-6488DA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy token dating to the post-medieval period dating 1600 to 1800AD. The diameter is 16mm and the weight 3.46g.
Created on: Monday 28th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WADDINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-48A0A3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token or medallion of Victoria dating 1854 or more likely 1864. The obverse appears to have a double bust showing young and old Victoria with an empire inscription probably Indian in origin stating Victoria Queen and Empress. The reverse is stamped with A. W. H. It has been suggested that, if initial, surnames and addresses appear on such tokens, they may have been used as advertising tokens which were given out by local businesses to salesmen and customers. The diameter is 23mm 1.63g .
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PENDLETON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A595FE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead alloy A lead alloy uniface six petal and dot token or tally c. 17th - 18th century AD. One face in plain with the other showing the six petal flower, with dots between each petal. The reverse contains a central moulding possibly a casting flaw but could be an attachment for a mount or button.. The diameter is 28mm and the weight 17.36g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-204DF7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval biface cast lead or lead alloy circular token (Powell Class 1 and 7). The token has raised decoration on both faces. On one, a flower with six pointed oval petals, meeting at the remains of a central pellet. This one's casting is reminiscent of tokens that can be firmly dated to the Post Medieval so a general date of c1600 to c1800 AD is suggested. There are a number of biface tokens on the database that combine variations on the flower & grid patterns. They include BH-398DB5, LANCUM-AA8DE1, LIN-FEF606, BUC-971B98, LANCUM-FAFC27, and ESS-F605C7. The diameter is 22m…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-0478D4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token probably a Manchester halfpenny. The right hand image features the United East India Company bale mark and the inscription PAYABLE AT INo. FIELDINGS GROCER & TEA DEALER. Despite its poor preservation the wording on the upper part can just be made out. The left image is a version of the Grocers Company arms. The supporters are griffins and the crest above the shield is a camel. The inscription would read MANCHESTER PROMISSORY HALFPENNY with the date 1793 beneath the shield. There are minor varieties but the token has the reference Dalton & Hamer, Lancashire, 128-134 …
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
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