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Cultural object · Europeana
IMAGE- Medium
- TOKEN
- Year
- 1250
- Place
- United Kingdom; East Sussex; Rother
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Provider
- The Portable Antiquities Scheme
- Collection
- 2048087_Ag_EU_AthenaPlus_CollectionsTrust
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token, dating to c. AD 1250-1800. Powell Type 14. The token has been cast with a raised design of a equal arm cross with a pellet in each quarter on the obverse and a flat, undecorated reverse. The token measures 17.94mm in diameter, 2.65mm thick and weighs 3.7 grams.Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1800
archaeology - MEDIEVAL
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