Record ID: PUBLIC-B2CC12
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval copper-alloy French bear type jetton from the Languedoc region dating c.1373-1415. Mitchiner (1988) p.185, no. 495-6. Obverse: Bear walking left with three single stemmed flowers above. Legend: + CEST : LAMALLE : BES. Reverse: triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a quatrefoil tressure with the letters A / V / E / O in the outer angles. Dimensions: diameter: 24.72mm; weight: 1.36g Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.​
Created on: Saturday 2nd December 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C9919D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second coinage. North (1975), no. 1998. Initial mark: Coronet, dating to 1567. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 111).  Obverse: Illegible, however would have depicted a crowned bust facing left, with rose behind. Legend: [ELIZABETH : ]D.G. ANG. [FRA ET HIB. REGINA] Reverse:  Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend, with date of 1567 above. Legend: POSVI DEV. ADIVTOREM MEV Dimensions: diameter:19.86mm; weight: 0.77g
Created on: Monday 28th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CBB60F
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing, issued by Esdras Amery in New Gravel Lane, London, dating AD1648-1674. Williamson (1889:615), London no. 1218. Obverse: A spur. Legend: ESDRAS . A[MERY] . IN (star initial mark) Reverse: Initials E I A arranged in a triad ( . A . / E I ). Legend: NEW . GRAVELL . [LANE] Dimensions: diameter:15.77mm;weight: 0.83g
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1109F5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing, issued by John Smith of Harwich, Essex, dating AD1648-1674. Williamson (1889:223) Essex no. 200. Obverse: A pair of scales. Legend: [IO]HN . SMI[TH . OF] Reverse: Initials I E S arranged in a triad ( S / I . E) with a rosette below and another above the I. Legend: [HA]RWICH[ . IN . ES]SEX.  Dimensions: diameter: 16.26mm; weight: 0.86g
Created on: Sunday 14th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-EE1E4A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead-alloy button or cufflink, probably dating AD1625 - 1700. The button is circular with a convex front and flat back. The front depicts a left-facing crowned bust with long-flowing hair, probably either Charles I or Charles II. The reverse has a casting seam along the midline spanning the diameter of the button, with two stumps protruding where the attachment loop has broken off.  A button of a similar design has been recorded on the database: NLM-8AAF01 Dimensions: diameter: 14.88mm; weight: 1.18g
Created on: Sunday 30th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C79CF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval - Post Medieval silver coin valuing 1/2 Vintém of Manuel I, Portugal, dating AD1495-1521. Obverse: Five shields each containing 5 pellets, arranged in the form of a cross. Legend: EMANVEL[:P:R:P:ET:A:D:G] Reverse: Cross fleury. Legend: EMANVEL:P:R:P:[ET:A:D:G] Dimensions: diameter: 16.09mm; weight: 0.72g
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-19659E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval contemporary forgery of a 2 Thaler coin of the City of Cologne, German States, dating from AD1569 - 1572. The coin is lead-alloy, with the original coin being made of silver. The fragment consists of the 9 - 11 o'clock section of the obverse, and 5 - 7 o'clock section of the reverse.  The remaining section of the obverse depicts the head of a rampant griffon. The full obverse would have depicted ornately-shaped city arms (Cologne) supported by griffon on left and lion on right, ornate helmet above divides date. Legend: [MO NO AR CI C] OL…
Created on: Saturday 8th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-222A1D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing, issued by John Harison in Tothill Street, London, dating AD1648-1674. Williamson (1889:774) London no. 3165. Obverse: IOHN / HARI / SON in the central field. Legend: IN . TVTELL . STREETE. Star initial mark. Reverse: A lion rampant. Legend: AT . THE . BLACK . LYON. Star initial mark.  Dimensions: diameter: 14.71mm; weight: 0.45g
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-BA4A8F
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (master AD1586-1635). Mitchiner (1988) no. 1608 Obverse: Meliager presenting Atlanta with the head of the Calydonian Boar, Meliager above. Legend: MELIAGER Reverse: Apollo and Diana standing, with H.K below. Legend: APOLLO DIANA Dimensions: diameter: 27.54mm; weight: 4.03g Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988. Jetons, Medalets and Tokens, Volume 1. The Medieval Period and Nuremberg. Seaby
Created on: Sunday 28th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-972532
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649). Group D, fourth bust (North 2258). Initial mark: star, dating to 1640-41. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 137). Obverse: Crowned bust facing left with II behind, inner circle. Legend: CAROLVS M: B: F: E[T H: REX] Reverse: Oval garnished shield, inner circle. Legend: [IVS]TITIA.THRONVM.FI[RMAT.] Dimensions: diameter: 15.66mm; weight: 0.97g
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2BDC52
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued at Ye Dolphin in Henrietta Street, London. Williamson (1967, 626) London no. 1341, dating to 1648-1672. Obverse: A dolphin. Legend: AT . YE . DOLPHIN . IN Reverse: Initials E M W arranged in triad (. W . / E . M). Legend: HENERATY . STREETE. Dimensions: diameter: 15.57mm; weight: 0.64g
Created on: Sunday 20th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9DBA8D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead-alloy pictorial token, main series dating c. 1250-1307. The obverse depicts a double headed eagle displayed, with no legend. The reverse depicts a barry shield, with no legened. Mitchiner & Skinner (1983, 50/Pl. 5; no. 46) illustrates a token of the same design, with a date of c.1250-1307. Mitchiner & Skinner (1983:49) writes "These are made of t same metal as contemporary pilgrimage ampullae. No subsequent tokens have been recorded in pure tin until the the late fifteenth century." Two similar tokens are also recorded on the…
Created on: Monday 27th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-BC9620
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval ceramic porringer handle dating from the 17th century. The handle is in biscuit ware and of openwork design. It has seven lobes, a single heart-shaped hole in the centre. The handle would have formed part of a tin-glazed delftware porringer with one flat handle. Other similar handles are illustrated in Tyler, Betts & Stephenson (2008: fig 131), which were from the Rotherhithe pothouse. This object was found amongst delft waste on the Thames foreshore at Rotherhithe, so likely came from this pothouse.  Dimensions: 55.51mm; width: 68.39mm; thickne…
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7EDBFD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval lead-alloy shirt buckle, dating AD 1689-1694. The buckle is heart-shaped and is surmounted by a crown, which is decorated with the laureate and draped busts of William and Mary facing each other - William on the right and Mary on the left. The inner and outer edges of the frame are lower than the central section, which is slightly raised around the whole frame. The pin is copper alloy and sits in a constricted area of the left side of the frame. There is a worn markers mark consiting of initials []SB on the front of the pin. The buckle was worn on the fro…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DD3228
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Oliffe Hind of Oxford. Williamson (1889, 932) Oxfordshire no. 143, dated 1666 (on token).  Obverse: The Mercers' Arms. Legend: OLIFFE . [HI]ND . MER[C].  Reverse: Initials H O, with a rosette above and below, with a pellet either side. Legend: IN . OXFORD . 1666, star initial mark.  Dimensions: diameter: 15.67mm; weight 0.55g
Created on: Sunday 25th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-678892
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late-medieval - early post-medieval lead-alloy token, probably dating 1490-1530. The token is circular with remnants of a casting sprue still attached. The obverse side depicts a large gothic letter M, with cross-hatching below and to the left-side. The reverse side depicts a long cross fourchee, with a cross-hatch design in each of the four quadrants. A token with a very similar obverse is shown in Mitchiner and Skinner (1984:150) plate 9, no.48. This is listed as an 'ecclesiastical token', dating 1490-1530s. The authors write: 'As a general rule ecclesiastical tokens specify …
Created on: Saturday 20th March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8AF167
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy (latten) spoon, dating AD1550-1650. The surving portion comprises of the terminal and the majority of the stem, with the bowl missing. The terminal comprises of a flat discoid terminal above a moulded four-part baluster-shaped element comprising a short gadrooned or grooved expansion; a deep-set collar; a tapered four-sided element with a moulded ring and dot on each facet, with ridges at the edges of each conferring a vaguely anthropomorphic appearance of eyes and nose; all above a second collar. The top of the terminal is undecorated, with no…
Created on: Tuesday 27th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-89A714
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing, issued by James Tayspell of Colchester, Essex, dating AD1648-1674. Williamson (1889:220) Essex no. 156. Obverse: Initials I T in the central field, with a five-petalled rosette above, between and below. Legend: IAMES . TAYSPELL . NORTH five-petalled initial mark. Reverse: Initials I T in the central field, with a five-petalled rosette above, between and below. Legend: GATE . IN . COLCHESTER : five-petalled initial mark. Dimensions: diameter: 15.74mm; weight; 0.79g
Created on: Tuesday 27th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-4C44EC
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century token farthing, issued at the White Horse in East Smithfield, London. Williamson (1889, 589) no. 921 (London), dating 1648-1672. Obverse: A horse. Legend: AT . THE . WHITE . HORSE, five-pointed star initial mark. Reverse: Initials T A G arranged in a triad ( . G . / T . A), with a rosette between the A and G. Legend: IN . EAST . SMITHFIELD, five-pointed star initial mark Dimensions: diameter: 16.56mm; weight: 1.46g
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Saturday 20th March 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A471B4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead-alloy biface token, dating mid-17th - 18th century. This a Powell type 2 (initials) and type 21 (inanimate objects) token. The obverse depicts the initals I E with 3 concentric rings to the left, which span beyond the flan of the token. The reverse depicts a shoe, with a pointed toe and high-heel, similar in style to shoes of the late 17th - mid 18th century. Dimensions: diameter: 17.95mm; weight: 2.51g
Created on: Monday 5th October 2020
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
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