Record ID: OXON-04C8A5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1900) probable lead token: The token is sub circular shape and has a design on both of the flat faces. One face has a high-relief A with a cross bar above. The other face has an I with a small pellet at the centre. Powell Type 2. The surface is a mid grey colour and is abraded. The token measure 20.6mm long, 20.97mm wide, 3.48mm thick, weighing 2.88g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date prec…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-8B513B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval uniface lead alloy token (Powell type 14b) dating c. AD 1400-1800. The token is circular with a probable raised cross with a pellet in two of the quadrants, with the other quadrants partly missing. The reverse is blank. Measurements: diameter 14.48mm, weight 1.45g. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use 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 t…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
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Record ID: SOM-724AA3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead-alloy token. The token is biface although one face is illegible. The design on the reverse is reminiscent of a medieval long cross penny. The centre of the token has a circle in which is a cross with a pellet in each quadrant. Outside of the circle, radiating to the edge of the flan is sixteen lines. Powell 14. Similar to BERK-76C8A4 Measurements: Diameter: 16.5mm Weight: 2.45g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-72472A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uni face lead-alloy token. The token is worn with two central curved lines and two pellets evident with linear lines radiating to the edge. Measurements: Diameter: 15.9mm Weight: 1.57g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-F7D4E6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead-alloy boy bishop groat token dating to circa AD 1470-1539. The piece has been perforated with a 4.2mm aperture at 2 o'clock. OBV: Illegible legend - mitred bust  REV: Illegible legend - long cross dividing concentric circles with three pellets in each quarter.  Uncertain Rigold 1978 Type X uninscribed Series 
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-74FFE1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy unifaced token of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1800). The token was originally circular in shape, less than 50% of it now survives. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The obverse has a couple of raised lines but it is hard to determine the original design. Powell type uncertain. Diameter: 19.6 mm Thickness: 2.3 mm Weight: 1.3 g
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: BH-48C846
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post-Medieval cast lead-alloy uniface token dating to the period c. AD 1400-1800 (Powell Type 12). The token is disc-shaped. The obverse is decorated in moulded relief with a quartered geometric design of inward pointing chevrons. The reverse is plain. The token has a light grey patina. The token measures 19.7mm diameter, 2.3mm thick and weighs 3.1 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: BH-48BAD5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post-Medieval cast lead-alloy uniface token dating to the period c. AD 1400-1800 (Powell Type 12). The token is disc-shaped. The obverse is decorated in moulded relief with a series of four concentric chevrons meeting at a central raised pellet. The reverse is plain. The token has a light grey patina. The token measures 15.3mm diameter, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.1 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: BH-489C43
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval lead-alloy uni-faced token, of Powell Type 1, dating AD 1400-1800. The front face depicts a five petalled flower with pellet at the centre within a plain border. The reverse is flat and plain. The patina is dark grey in colour. The token measures 18.7mm diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighs 4 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-385F18
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval circular lead biface token. Both surfacer have an inscription surrounding a design. one side has the inscription C OF WIN[.O]M surround the letters WM. The opposite has the letters FOR[...] surounding a short cross patee. The token is a bright white colour. The token is 15.4mm in diameter 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.84 grams. The item is similar in form to a Post Medieval trade token although it has not been possible to identify the same design and these are typically made of copper alloy.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-37E286
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and bent lead token of unclear design. The token is rectangular in cross section and oval in plan. One edge is turned up at 90 degrees. One surface has two X shapes among other symbols on its surface. The opposite surface has a cross again surrounded by unlcear symbols. It is a medium grey colour. The token is 12.2mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and weighs 0.60 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-3501AB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uni-faced lead token which is mostly complete. One side features a design which is worn but possible to distinguish as hatching (Powell type 7). The other side is without design and has a small chip in the centre.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-34FD3C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface post medieval cast lead alloy farm token, 19.1mm in diameter. Once side has a simple six-rayed star.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: LON-21FAFF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast lead alloy token dating to AD 1659. This is a Powell type 2. The obverse has initials W . S . P in triangle formation (WS with P above) cast in relief with three pellets in triangle formation. The reverse has 1659 in two lines with two pellets, one either side cast in relief. This arrangement of letters is very similar to the trade tokens which date to AD 1648-1674. Obverse : W . S . P . Reverse: . 16 / 59 . Dimensions: diameter: 12.82mm; weight: 1.00g. Similar tokens on the database are LON-96840A, LON-B02B0E, LON-F06441 and …
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-E1923B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman lead uniface token, possibly a coin blank of a sestertius. The token has a raised head facing right similar in design to the bust of Hadrian. The reverse is flat and plain. it has a medium white colour. The token is 26.8m in diameter,6.1m thick and weighs 23.58 grams.
Created on: Friday 10th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
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Record ID: NARC-B9F6F5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy Token of Post Medieval date (AD 1550-1700). The object resembles a Powell Type 3, uniface token. The object is disc-shaped with a convex upper surface. The upper surface has decoration in moulded relief of an equal armed cross and a pellet in each quadrant. Diameter: 14.43mm, Thickness: 4.34mm, Weight: 4.7g The metal is cream in colour with a predominantly smooth patina. This type of token is discussed in Fletcher, 2005, Leaden Tokens and Tallies, Roman to Victorian, pages 66 - 71. The cross-hatched design is illustrated as type 7 on page 101. …
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-B94611
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface lead alloy token of 21.9mm diameter. One side has a female human head in profile (Powell type 10), right, with a prominant eye, pointed nose, small open mouth, long hair indicated by straight lines behind and a broad hat suggested by a transverse line at the top. Circa 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-A2A22D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval cast lead-alloy circular uniface (Powell Type 8) token dating c. AD 1500- 1800. The token is circular in plan, with a single decorated face featuring the Roman numeral 'III' in raised relief. Situated above and below the numerals are lines of three pellets, as well as four pellets interspersed throughout the numeral itself, totalling 10 pellets together. The reverse is blank. The object has a grey patina. Dimensions: diameter: 17.52mm,  thickness: 1.55mm,  weight: 3.69g Lead tokens had a wide variety of potenti…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-A22287
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval lead token of the 15th century London "cross and pellet" series. One side depicts a jug or tankard; the other has a cross pattee with pellet-in-annulets in each quarter. Both sides have a border of oblique rays running clockwise. As Mitchiner and Skinner (1984) Plate 4-5.
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-A1E609
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy token possibly with a biface design. The token is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. There are no clear designs on this example although one surface has an incised border just inside its edge whilst the opposite surface appears to have a riased rectangle desing. The token is an off white turning grey colour It has a diameter of 25.6mm, 2.5mm thick and weigh 8.47 grams Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses including as weights, tickets and gaming tokens. They are believed to be locally produced for a local use, making pre…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
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