Record ID: LANCUM-DF2517
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast Lead alloy sub-circular uniface token of Powell Type 14. It is decorated with a cross and pellets on one face wth a pellet in the intersection of the cross and the other side is undecorated. Tokens had a wide variety of uses and were easy to manufacture; they are therefore difficult to date precisely outside of archaeological contexts; those with this design are generally thought to be Medieval in date, c.1250-1800 AD. The diameter is 21mm and the weight 6.27g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-903B6E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast Lead alloy sub-circular uniface token of Powell Type 14. It is decorated with a cross and pellets on one face wth a pellet in the intersection of the cross and the other side is undecorated. Tokens had a wide variety of uses and were easy to manufacture; they are therefore difficult to date precisely outside of archaeological contexts; those with this design are generally thought to be Medieval in date, c.1250-1800 AD. The diameter is 27mm and the weight 11.74g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-6752BA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy oval token depicting Liverpool Dining Hall 5D dating 1863 to 1871. The length is 46mm, the width is 25mm and the weight 4.83g. Based on the following two newspaper articles the Liverpool Dining Hall was in existence between 1863 and 1871. There are no further references to this after 1871. "CHEAP DINNER MOVEMENT. The undertaking set on foot some time ago in Scotland, and more recently inaugurated in Liverpool, has received a stimulus and a most favourable opportunity for full development by the opening of the new "Liverpool Dining Hall," at the corner of Mason-street, W…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-6665DD
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable 19th century token probably commemorative. The diameter is 21mm and the weight 1.82g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tockleworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BFD1FD
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead or lead alloy uniface object, possibly a worn token, seal, mount or an element from a larger object. It is sub square in plan. There is a barely discernible circular feature on one face, reminiscent of post medieval square tokens. Probable date range is c1600 to c1800 AD. The length is 12mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 2.16g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
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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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Record ID: LANCUM-251C1D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead token probably dating 1500 to 1700AD. It is decorated on one side with a criss-cross motif of lines, probably representing a portcullis. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 7.00g.
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-251327
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval lead or lead alloy circular token or weight. It is circular in plan. The object's weight is more suggestive of a token. It is undecorated with the possible exception of vestigial raised ridges on either face, with the ridge being more pronounced on one of the faces. Objects such as this were often locally produced and are very hard to date. It probably dates to between c1250 and c1800 AD. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 10.44g. .
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B2503
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Preston Guardian newspaper token probably dating from 1872 when the office opened in Fishergate and probably no later than 1914. The inscription on the obverse: THE MOST ELIGIBLE [] FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN NORTH & EAST LANCASHIRE and on the reverse: PRESTON GUARDIAN OFFICE IN FISHERGATE PRESTON. The diameter is 28mm and the weight 3.63g. Same as LANCUM-AF0903. The Preston Guardian still exists but it now called the Farmers Guardian which is a weekly newspaper aimed at the British farming industry. It provides comprehensive and topical news with Livestock, Arable and Machinery sections…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B20BE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token probably an advertisement propably 19th or 20th century AD. The diameter is 21mm and the weight 2.49g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B1944
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy commemorative badge dating to 1926AD. The badge depicts the inaugural Manchester Civic Week which took place from Saturday 2nd to the Saturday 9th October 1926. The badge has the emblem of Manchester on the front of it, the worker bee, which symbolised Manchester as the hive of activity during the 19th century, when industry within the city was at its height. The badge is inscribed with 'Manchester Civic Week 1926'. There is no makers mark The diameter is 21mm and the weight 3.17g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-F3A692
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Post-Medieval, sub-circular, uniface, lead alloy token dating from AD 1600-1800. This is a Powell type 1 token. The obverse face has a six-petalled flower and central nipple. The reverse of the token is undecorated. Lead alloy tokens were used for many purposes during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods, and cast by both large and small industries. They are therefore very difficult to date, but those with initials are thought to date to the Post Medieval period. The length is 36mm, the width is 30mm and the weight 21.12g.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-929CAA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin possibly a token or a farthing. It is illegible. The diameter is 20mm
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-6BA53C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin or token possibly a farthing. The coin is illegible. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 2.38g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-6B9B43
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy token probably dating to the 15th century AD. The token is decorated with a cross on both faces and is probably influenced by coin design. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 5.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-CE7991
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy traders token dating from 1660 or 65AD as there is a number 5 after the star at 6 o'clock, most of the lettering is worn but could read RANE/[...]S[...]RY 1660/5 on the ob. The initials F? C are in the centre of the reverse. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 1.65g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-BF0504
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy landowner token dating to the Post-Medieval date, circa (AD1500 - 1850). The token is worn and was probably decorated but is now blank on one side and the other side has a four-petalled 'compass-drawn' flower head. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 5.88g. 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 Me…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-6AB6BD
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy fragment possibly off a token or button probably dating 1600 to 1800AD. The diameter 11mm and the weight 1.39g.
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th March 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-67C6F9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of post-medieval date 1500 to 1800AD. The object is circular in plan and is flat and decorated. The diameter is 15mm and the weight 3.28g.
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C6A357
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Nuremberg jetton unknown producer dating to the late 16th to the early 17th century. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 0.85g.
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2017
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