Lead ‘Plantagenet’ token

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A biface lead token belonging to the ‘Plantagenet’ series found in London and Paris, 1425-1490. The reverse has the classic cross and pellets design surrounded by a border of wavy lines. The obverse in this example is hard to decipher. For the whole series, see Mitchiner and Skinner, ‘English Tokens c.1425-1672’, BNJ 54 (1984), pp. 87-90, 145-156.

Recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (record pending).

Found 7 April 2022
ID: 90089

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