Record ID: LON-E8F4B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy coin: token farthing "Lennox round" of James I dating 1613-1625. North no 2135. Dimensions: diameter: 16.05mm; weight: 0.42g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2013
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Record ID: LON-E79ED6
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy square coin weight dating 1550 - 1700. This coin weight is square in plan and trapezoidal in section. Both surfaces are stamped with two annulets and a lion rampant counter stamp. The design is similar to pennyweights or grain weights where each annulet represents one grain, however these tend to be made from brass sheet. A similar coin weight is recorded on the database - ESS-106553 but with a lion passant counter stamp. Withers & Withers (1993:82) note that the lion was used as a hallmark from the 1550s onwards and that there is no certain way of …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2012
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Record ID: LON-E61006
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy (tin) "American plantations token" minted under James II for use in the American plantations, dating c. 1688. This token was valued at one 24th of Spanish real, or one and a half farthings. The obverse of the coin shows James II on horseback with the legend IACOBVS II D G MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX. The reverse shows four crowned shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland linked by chains and the legend VAL 24 PART REAL HISPAN. In August 1688 John Holt, agent for a number of tin mines petitioned the King for the right to produce tin tokens for use…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2013
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