Record ID: KENT-EDB909
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 17th-century token farthing issued by Mathew Jason at the White Lion, Deptford, London (formerly Kent) Williamson (1967, 359) Kent no. 81, dating 1648-1672 Description: Obverse: A lion rampant. Legend: '+MATHEW . lE[SSON] . AT . THE'. Reverse: 'M . I', flower stop . Legend: 'WHIT . LYON . IN . DEPFOR[D]'. Both Legends contain flower initial marks.and lozenge stops. Measurements: 15.5mm in diameter, 0.66mm thick and 0.77g in weight. Discussion: During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-ED8DF5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An abraded and heavily worn post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token halfpenny issued by Richard Mansfield of Deptford, London (formerly Kent) Williamson (1967, 360) Kent no. 186, dated 1665 (on token). Description: Obverse: 'HIS HALFE PENY' in three lines.. Legend: '+R[IC]HARD . MA[NSFE]ILD'. Reverse: 'R.M' . Legend: '[IN . ]DEAD[FO]RD . [1]665'. Both Legends contain flower initial marks. Measurements: 18.05mm in diameter, 0.45mm thick and 0.53g in weight. Discussion: During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing …
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-ECB87F
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and highly abraded lead-alloy unifaced token of the Post-Medieval period, dating to AD1500 - AD 1850. Description: The token is uniface and circular. It has a highly irregular swastika design cast in relief with a box round its centre, the arms of the swastika do not reach the edge of the token's flan. The token is roughly flat and is a grey colour. The token is braded and one quarter is bent slightly down. Measurements: 15.56mm in diameter, 2.26mm thick and 3.36g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, …
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-ECA0BA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and lightly abraded lead-alloy unifaced token of the Post-Medieval period, dating to AD1500 - AD 1850. Description: The token is uniface and circular. Has a quartered design forming a cross and has a pellet in each angle. The token is roughly flat and is a grey colour. The token is braded and one quarter is bent slightly down. Measurements: 15.56mm in diameter, 2.26mm thick and 3.36g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are th…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: DOR-E8AB78
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy 17th century trade token farthing issued by William Minck in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Reference: Boyne & Williamson (1891 172) Dorset no.18 dated 1657 (on token) Date: Post Medieval Diameter: 14.54mm Thickness: 0.62mm Weight: 0.65g
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-E89409
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead penny-sized boy bishop token dating to the period c. AD 1350 - 1530. Rigold's series F. Obverse: mitre within pelleted border; legend: SANCTVS NICHOLAVS. Reverse: long cross quartering token, three pellets in each angle; legend: AVE/REX/GEN/TIS. C.f Rigold 1978, p. 94.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2021
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