Record ID: DENO-77DA4D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post-medieval trade token issued by Francis French of Bawtry, dating to the 17th century. The token is octagonal in shape. The obverse inscription reads FRANCIS FRENCH OF BAWTRY with HIS / HALF / PENY in the centre. The reverse inscription is worn but should read IN YORKSHEERE APOTHYCARY and shows a shield device with the apothecaries' arms. One edge of the token is slightly bent. Diameter 19 mm Weight 1.4 g Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1673 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: LON-761B29
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy half penny trade token, issued by Stephen Porter in Temple Bar dating to AD 1667. Williamson (1889:529, no.175) Obverse: STEPHEN . PORTER . AT . YE . NAG = A horse's head bridled Reverse: TAVERN . IN . BELL . YARD . NEAR = 1667 . TEMPL . BAR Dimensions: diameter: 20.58mm; weight: 1.96g. Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century Vol. I. Elliot Stock: London. Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: LON-761803
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy half penny trade token, issued by Henry Hopping in Collumpton, Devonshire dating to AD 1666. Williamson (1889:139, no. 52) Obverse: HENRY . HOPPING . CARRIER . IN = A pack horse. 1666 Reverse: CVLLVMPTON . HIS . HALF . PENY = H . D . H Dimensions: diameter: 20.75mm; weight: 1.81g. Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century Vol. I. Elliot Stock: London. Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of trade…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: LON-7613AB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Medieval lead alloy cross and pellets token, London series, AD1425-1490. The obverse has a shield quartered by cross (chequy) with central nipple, in the field surrounded by a border of oblique rays. The reverse has a central short cross pattee with a ring and dot in each angle surrounded by a border of oblique rays. The oblique rays run in a clockwise direction upon both faces suggesting a London rather than Paris origin. Mitchiner and Skinner (1984:94) write "a significant number of 'cross and pellets' tokens have been recovered alongside coins of Henry VII, suggesting that t…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: WILT-75C5EC
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post medieval trade token, dating to the period AD 1656. IOHN ADEE OF ALBORN obverse, depicting the letters I and A separated by a cinquefoil in the centre of the field. IN WILTSHIERE 1656 reverse, depicting three rabbits feeding. Cf. Williamson p.1230 Wiltshire no.1.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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Record ID: LIN-74CC06
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy token dating to the Post Medieval to Modern period (c. AD 1700-1900). Both the obverse and reverse depict three ostrich feather plumes passing through an open crown. There is no legible inscription apparent. The token is well worn and the bottom half is missing. Similar examples recorded on the database include: NLM-6A8D68 and SUSS-9821A5. The overall dimensions are as follows: 16.48mm in legnth, 21.48mm in width, 0.29mm in thickness and 0.3g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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