39073
Accession Number
18627
Title Of Article Chaper
English tokens, c. 1200 to 1425
Title Of Journal Book
British numismatic journal
Volume
53
Pages
29-77
Collation
10 plates.
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Two hundred and thirty-four tokens were analyzed by energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence. Throughout the 13th century the tokens were made of pewter, usually the eutectic composition with about 62 percent tin and the balance of lead. However, there was then a change to lead as the most frequently used metal. Reasons put forward are savings in cost and secular rather than ecclesiastical manufacture. -- AATA
Keywords
Token, analysis, XRF, Metal lead, Metal pewter, coin, badge, Middle Ages Medieval, English AATA
pub_id
39073