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Medieval 'Boy bishop' token
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2015-06-02 16:58:34
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Medieval 'Boy bishop' token
Description
English: A lead-alloy 'Boy bishop' token, dating from the Late Medieval to post-Medieval periods.

The token is sub-circular and is decorated on both sides. The obverse design is that of a Bishop's mitre, with the legend 'SANCTVS NICHOLAVS' extending clockwise from 2 o'clock. The reverse bears the standard long-cross penny design, with three pellets in each quarter and the legend '[A]VE/REX/GEN/TIS' ('Hail, King of the [English] people') around the perimeter.

Dimensions: 16.3mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 1.54g.

The Boy bishop custom involved choosing a choirboy to temporarily take over the office of the Bishop, from the Feast of St. Nicholas, on December 6th, to the Feast of the Holy Innocents, on 28th December. During this time leaden tokens, redeemable for goods, were handed out as alms. Parallels for this token include PAS records BH-0FC064, BH-0FC4B6 and BH-0FC733.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1470 and 1540
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 719320
Old ref: BH-8C4A60
Filename: Med_token_15_63_4.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/519231
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/519231/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/719320
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