Record ID: LANCUM-4DDE72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy 'Pineapple Penny' token of Barbados. On the obverse there is an African's head facing left and wearing a crown with Prince of Wales plumes. On the reverse is a drop shaped pineapple. These 'pennies' were not official currency, but said to be an anti-slavery campaign token commissioned by Sir Philip Gibbes (1731 - 1815). Olaudah Equiano (c1745 - 1797), a freedman, writer, and abolitionist, regarded Gibbes as "the most worthy and humane gentleman" (Gautier, G Slavery and the Fashioning of Race in Oroonoko, Robin…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-209663
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval lead alloy boy bishop (or 'St Nicholas') penny token dating to c.AD1470-1539 belonging to Rigold's Inscribed Bury Series (possibly Type E 'Sancto Nicholae' although inscription difficult to read) made in Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk). Ref: Rigold 1978. Obverse: mitre within plain inner circle; possibly ORA (PRO NOB) BEAT[  ] Reverse: Long cross dividing the inscription, three pellets in each quarter; illegible   Diameter: 14.9mm, Weight: 1.82gms
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0355F6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A very corroded 17th century copper-alloy token farthing issued by George Kerington of St Saviours Dock, Southwark in Surrey dating to c.1648-72. Obverse: a shield bearing the Bakers' Company Arms. Inscription: G[EORGE KERINGTON B]AKER. Reverse: initials triad K / G M. Inscription: AT•ST•SAVERIES•DOCK. As Williamson (1889) Southwark no.377; Everson (2015) 888; Norweb 5060. Diameter 16.1mm, thickness 0.8mm and weight 0.8g. Williamson B (1889) Traders' tokens of the 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-648C5B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast unifaced circular lead alloy token dating c. 1500-1800. The token is decorated on the obverse side with the initials in capitals SW . The reverse is blank.  The token is 19.43 mm in diameter, 1.99 mm thick and weighs 4.8 grams. 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 therefore difficult to date precisely. Those with initials are generally thought to date to the Post Medieval period. The Powell classification syste…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5B5486
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A 17th century copper-alloy token halfpenny issued by John Sell of the Hen and Chicken public House at Hammonds Quay, Thames Street, London dated 1659 on the token. Williamson (1889) p.624, London no.1311. Obverse: a hen and chicks, with the inscription; AT•THE•HEN•AND•CHICKIN  Reverse: initials triad S.I.R. / IOHN / SELL in three lines, with the inscription; AT•HAMONS KEY•1659. Diameter 18.9mm, thickness 0.9mm and weight 1.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-239422
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A group of three Post Medieval lead alloy tokens recovered from the same location, all uniface. From left to right: A uniface Powell Type 2 token with raised initial letters H.P, 18.13mm diameter and 2.12mm thick. Embossed with I L..Weight 3.3g A uniface  Type 1 token 18.82mm diameter,  1.78mm thick, decorated with a central pellet with a design similar to a flower, with six petals.  Weight 3.2g An incomplete  uniface Type 14b token of Medieval date (1250-1500AD) The roughly circular token is decorated on one face with an embossed&n…
Created on: Saturday 27th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A0CA95
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast unifaced circular lead alloy token dating c. 1500-1800. The token is decorated on the obverse side with the initials in capitals JA . The reverse is blank.  The token is 18.69 mm in diameter, 2.10 mm thick and weighs 4.0 grams. 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 therefore difficult to date precisely. Those with initials are generally thought to date to the Post Medieval period. The Powell classification syste…
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A0AC0E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval or Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token of Powell type 3. The token has a raised design of eight lines radiating from a central point. The other side is blank. It is 18.12 mm in diameter, 1.74 mm thick and weighs 3.5 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally, they are therefore hard to date precisely and this example could date from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, c.1250-1800 AD.
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A08D68
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead circular unifaced token (1250-1800 AD). The token has been cast with a raised design of a equal arm cross with a pellet in each quarter and a hole at it's center on the obverse and a flat, undecorated reverse. The token measures 21.96 mm in diameter, 3.35 mm thick and weighs 8.6 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1800 AD). Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought…
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A0747B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular unifaced token (1250-1800 AD). The token a raised design of an equal armed cross on the obverse with a pellet at its center and a flat, undecorated reverse. It measures 22.05 mm in diameter, 1.79 mm thick and weighs 5.3 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1800 AD).
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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