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Unique ID: LON-58C2C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post medieval copper alloy trade token farthing from the Sparrow's nest in Drury Lane dating AD1648-1674. Parallel found in Williamson (Williamson 882, p. 586).
Obverse: * AT . THE . SPAROS . NEST = 3 sparrows
Reverse: *IN . DRVRE . LANE = I . A . S
Demensions: Diameter: 15.8mm, Thickness: 0.9mm, and Weight: 0.87g.
Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century. Elliot Stock: London.
Notes:
Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of trade tokens ceased. Pers comm Verity Anthony.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1674
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.87 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 22nd April 2011
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: 3 sparrows
Obverse inscription: *AT . THE . SPAROS . NEST
Reverse description: I . A . S
Reverse inscription: *IN . DRVRE . LANE
4 Figure: TQ3980
Four figure Latitude: 51.501851
Four figure longitude: 0.001236
1:25K map: TQ3980
1:10K map: TQ38SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Boyne, W. | 1889 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland | London | Rare Books Club | 586 | 882 |