TOKEN

Unique ID: LON-F6FC21

Object type certainty: Certain

A post medieval 17th-century copper alloy trader's token halfpenny issued in 1649 by the Angel Tavern in Tower Hill, London (Williamson 3201; Thompson and Dickenson 8471).

Obverse: *AT . THE . ANGEL . TAVERNE = Angel

Reverse: *AT . TOWER . HILL . 1649 = T. D. W.

This token measures 15.7mm (diameter) x 0.9mm (thickness) and weighs 0.97g.

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: Exactly AD 1649

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 15.7 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: Tower Hamlets

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3380
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

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
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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    Created: Monday 19th December 2011
    Updated: Monday 23rd January 2012

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