Record ID: LON-F26412 - POST MEDIEVAL token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: LON-F26412

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Post medieval trade token

A post medieval 17th-century copper alloy trader's token issued by William Banes in Limehouse (Williamson 135; Thompson and Dickenson 8267a).

Obverse: *WILLIAM . BANES = A stocking

Reverse: *IN . LIMEHOUSE = W. E. B.

This token measures 15.3mm (diameter) x 1.3mm (thickness) and weighs 1.51g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1672

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.51 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Tower Hamlets
Parish: Poplar

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3680
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Kath Creed - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr John Higginbotham - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Miss Kath Creed - [view all attributed records]

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