Record ID: WMID-60F1C2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object probably a large post-medieval token. Mass: 39.13. Length: 46.6mm. Width: 41.9mm. Thickness: 4.8mm. The object is oval in plan with uniface decoration. The decoration consists of a central cross with arms which stretch towards the edges. Within two angles of the cross there are pellets. In the third angle there is a further cross. In the fourth angle there is a tear shaped design with a straight line adjoining the pointed end. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a light grey lightly pitted surface. Broadly similar designs utilising crosses and pellets are seen on …
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Church CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-957494
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Birmingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token probably dating from the post-medieval period. Mass: 4.1g, diameter: 22.0mm, thickness: 2.0mm. The token is unifacial, with a raised cruciform design with three curve sided arms (?petals) and the fourth formed by three straight ribs. There are also raised pellets and sub-triangular features on the front, within a circle of adjoined triangles. The reverse is broadly flat and undecorated, although there is a ridge around the edge. The token has a variable brown coloured matt surface, which is darker in the more recessed areas. In: “Material Culture in Lon…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walmley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-C5A922
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An largely complete lead ?alloy token probably dating from the post-medieval period. Mass: 6.5g. Diameter: 26.4mm. The token is unifacial, with an inscription in relief on the obverse – possibly MCA – and further designs in relief above and below, although these are rather unclear. The reverse is broadly flat and undecorated. The token has a variable brown coloured matt surface, which is darker on the reverse. There has been some loss of material from around the circumference of the token, and from the raised designs on the obverse. In: “Material Culture in London in an Age …
Created on: Saturday 1st November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 5th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheddleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-CF0C33
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete lead ?alloy token probably dating from the post-medieval period. Mass: 7.6g. Diameter: 22.1mm. The edge on both front and reverse appears to be slightly raised, but the token is essentially unifacial, with a raised design of eight lines radiating out from the centre of the obverse and a blank reverse. The token has a pitted off-white/grey surface and it is slightly bent. The edges of the token are partially incomplete; the loss of material does not appear to be recent. In: “Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition”, Egan discusses tokens excava…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-CEF085
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead ?alloy token probably dating from the post-medieval period. Mass: 4.5g. Diameter: 20.6mm. The token is unifacial, with HT in relief on the obverse and a blank and broadly flat reverse. The token has a grey/off-white surface. The token is incomplete, the loss of material does not appear to be recent. In: “Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition”, Egan discusses tokens excavated in London from contexts dated to c1450-c1700. He notes that there appears to be an emphasis on unifacial token issues amongst those which appear to be latest within the p…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-689A73
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead (?alloy) probable post-medieval token. The object is sub-circular with one flat side (with recessed design) and one side with a raised design. The flatter side has a very precise, recessed design of two figures, standing or walking right. The man on left is wearing a coat, breeches, waistcoat and probably a wig (Zelina Garland, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, pers. comms.). The clothing is 18th century (Laura Cox and Zelina Garland, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, pers. comms.) The reverse has an imprecise heavily raised design. The design consists of a sub-circular …
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
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Record ID: WMID-E34A97
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead (alloy?) token. The front of the token has a raised border, a concentric ridge within, and a face in relief at the centre. In terms of the face, three pellets form the eyes and a nose, and a mouth is formed from two broadly horizontal ridges. There may also be vertical ridges, at the edges of the mouth although this is unclear. Below the mouth, linear ridges radiate outwards. A series of raised ribs join the raised border to the internal concentric ridge towards the edges of the token. The reverse of the disc is plain, although the border is in slight relief. The token ha…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-302DD1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token, probably dating to the Post Medieval period, between AD 1600 - 1700 (diameter: 20.5mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 6.5g). The token is circular in plan and flat in section. On one side of the artefact, it is decorated with an irregularly shaped six-armed star or sexfoil. On the opposing side, although worn, it is possible there may be further decoration in the form of a linear design. The remains of one slightly raised line are all that remains on this side. Additionally, there is a slightly raised lip or rim running around the circumference of the outside …
Created on: Saturday 28th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Streethay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-895B55
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy token, probably dating to the 17th century AD (diameter: 19mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 3.6g). The token is circular in plan and flat in section and is decorated on both sides. On one side, there is a rather crude 6-pointed star. On the opposing side, there appear to be a central recessed line running across the token's diameter with possible illegible numbers ot either side, although one of these numbers may read a '6' or '9'. Overall, the artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with a patchy dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lapworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-F23252
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy token, dating to the Post Medieval period, probably between AD 1600 - 1700 (diameter: 36mm; thickness: 1.5mm; weight: 9.9g). The token is in a worn but fair condition.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swynnerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F184C0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete cast lead token, probably dating to the 17th century AD (diameter: 21.5mm; thickness: 1.8mm; weight: 4.6g). The token is circular in plan and flat in section. The artefact is decorated on one side only with a criss-crossed hatched design that continues to the outside edge of the token. The token is in a worn and poor condition with corrosion and breaks around the outside edge.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheadle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-192A14
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token, dating to the 17th century, between AD 1600 – 1700 (diameter: 27mm; thickness: 3mm; weight: 14.02g). The token is circular in plan and flat in section. On side (probable obverse) of the token, there is a clearly visible ‘T’ as well as two other probable letters which appear to circle around a central pellet. There is also a crude and uneven raised border circling around the outside edge f the artefact. On the opposing side (probable reverse), there appears to be probable markings but these are too worn to clearly identify. There may also be a rais…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-910492
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck/ hammered unfinished or trial lead token, dating to the 17th century, between AD 1600 - 1700 (33.5mm x 23.5mm; thickness: 3.5mm; weight: 15.82g). It should be noted that there is a considerable amount of lead remaining around the outside area where the sides of the token has been struck. Additionally, the diameter of each side of the token differs, which may indicate a trial piece. The diameter of the five-foil side is 23mm, while the diameter of the lion side is only 16mm. The token is in a slightly worn but good condition. Ref: Mitchiner, M & Skinner, A, 1985,…
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1D17E1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token, probably dating from the 17th - 19th century AD (diameter: 19mm; thickness: 3.5mm; weight: 7.75g). On one side of this possible trader's token, the number '12' (probably) appears with two pellets in between. There is an irregular raised rim running around the circumference of the front and back of the artefact, although there is no decoration or markings in the centre of the back. The token is in a slightly worn but fair condition.
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
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Record ID: WMID-8FAB97
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token, dating from the 15th/ 16th century AD (diameter: 38mm; thickness: 3mm; weight: 15.17g). The token is only decorated on one side with a rounded shield and the whole of the obverse divided by a long cross fourchee, with an annulet in each top quarter and an pellet in the two bottom quarters of the shield. There is a border around the outside of the token (width: 5mm), with an irregular zigzag line inside. In the middle section of the artefact, between the shield and the border, there appears to possible pellets or slight design in each quarter. There is no…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-8E03F5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead token, dating to the 17th century AD (diameter: 23mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 4.29g). The token is only decorated on one side with an irregular voided six-foil star/ petal design. There is no decoration on the back of the artefact. Overall, the token is in a worn and poor condition with a small area of the original outer edge remaining. A similar example is illustrated in Mitchiner, M & Skinner, A, 1984, 'English Tokens c. 1425 to 1672' in 'The British Numismatic Journal 1984', pages 140 & 163, plate 22, ref nos 47-8. This examples are described as 'imperso…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blymhill and Weston Under Lizard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F5E2B3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token, probably dating to the 17th century AD (diameter: 18.7mm; thickness: 2.1mm; weight: 3.40g). The artefact is only decorated on one side with a possible'W' and other unidentifiable features. There is also a raised border along the outside edge. The token is in a worn and poor condition.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-E574A7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy decorated token, dating between AD c. 1650-75 (diameter: 13.8mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 2.36g). The token is decorated on one side only with a slightly mis-shapen cross in a circle with a pellet in each quarter. The artefact is in a worn but fair condition. A similar example is illustrated in Mitchiner & Skinner’s ‘English Tokens, c. 1425 to 1672’ in ‘The British Numismatic Journal Vol 54’, 1984, pages 140 & 163; plate 22, ref no 44.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-E55147
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and slightly broken cast lead alloy decorated token, probably dating between AD c. 1650-75 (diameter: 16.1mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 2.02g). The token is decorated on one side only with probably more than eight petals/ segments, as well as some pellets in between. The artefact is in a worn but fair condition. Similar examples are illustrated in in Mitchiner & Skinner’s ‘English Tokens, c. 1425 to 1672’ in ‘The British Numismatic Journal Vol 54’, 1984, pages 140 & 163; plate 22, ref nos 47 & 48.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-7A2503
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy decorated token, dating to the 17th century AD (diameter: 21.9mm; thickness: 2.8mm; weight: 6.34g). The token is only decorated on one side with an irregular eight-pointed star within a surrounding raised border that runs around the outside edge of the artefact. The token is slightly worn but fair condition. A similar example is illustrated in Mitchiner & Skinner’s ‘English Tokens, c. 1425 to 1672’ in ‘The British Numismatic Journal Vol 54’, 1984, pages 128 & 158, ref no 99, and is described as a token of a innholder.
Created on: Friday 15th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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