Record ID: NARC-E8CB49
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unclear copper alloy Token of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1650-1800). Unclear type. The object has a central sub-circular perforation measuring in diameter 3.90mm. Both faces are heavily abraded, one side reads I D [???], the opposing face is entirely illegible but appears to depict a lis in the inner field. Diameter: 26.65mm, Thickness: 0.56mm, Weight: 1.9g
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-0816B5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token, dating from AD 1648-1674. Williamson (1889: Obverse: IN . KINGS . STREETE = three gloves Reverse: IN . WESTMINSTER = S . B fleur de lis above Dimensions: diameter: 15.87m; weight: 0.95g. 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 tokens ceased. Pers comm Verity Anthony.
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-67FA9D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast lead alloy token dating to AD 1640-1700. This is a Powell type 2. The obverse has the date 16 / []. The reverse has initials T . B . B in triangle formation (WS with P above) cast in relief with three pellets in triangle formation. This arrangement of letters is very similar to the trade tokens which date to AD 1648-1674. Obverse:  16 / [] Reverse: T . B . B Dimensions: diameter: 14.11mm; weight: 1.31g. Similar tokens on the database are LON-96840A, LON-B02B0E, LON-F06441 and LON-6EABB1 Tokens with a similar layout of in…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-6804A5
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 Tin workers strake, 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. Mitchiner and Skinner (1984:146 Plate 5 fig.42) illustrates a similar token. 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 reco…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-0E1F38
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 comb 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 they remained in use until the beginning of the sixte…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-1234F5
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 an eight-petalled flower 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. Mitchiner and Skinner (1984:145 Plate 4 fig.25) illustrates a similar token. 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 b…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: IOW-E6F54B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy trade token of the tallowchandler Will Hannam of Newport, c.AD 1600-1700. Worn on both faces. Obverse: Unclear tallowchandlers' Arms. Legend: [WILL . HANNAM . NEW] Reverse: W . H. Legend: [PORT . ISLE . W]ITE
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E6FC16
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy trade token, c.AD 1654. Worn on both faces. Obverse: Unclear design of a pot of lilacs in centre. Legend: [THOMAS . IVNNINGE] Reverse: [OF . NEWPORTE . 1654] with T.I. in centre.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-65FF9C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Post-Medieval 17th-century trade token of William Bretton. Obverse: William. Bretton. Wheatsheaf Reverse: Of Yarmouth. B[aker]. = W.R.B.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-65915A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Post-Medieval 17th-century trade token of Richard Mansvar, The Mercers' Arms. Obverse: RICHARD. MANSVAR Reverse: Welles. In. Norfolk = R. M. 
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-10507A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 17th-century Yarmouth Borough token. Rose mint-mark. The decoration on the obverse is very worn, and so, the design is hard to establish. However, the reverse side has relatively good preservation, and shows a centred shield, containing three horizontally-places lions, facing left, with fish tails. This is known to be the coat of arms of the borough of Yarmouth at the time. Obverse reads: '(Great?) Yarmouth 166 (7?)". Reverse reads: "For the vse of the (p)oor". Measurements: Diameter,18.46mm. Thickness, 1.46mm. Weight: 2.14g. Reference: C.…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-0E036C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead-alloy biface token, dating to AD 1624. This is a Powell type 2 token. The obverse of the token depicts a the date 1624 The reverse has the letters I and H intertwined. Dimensions: diameter: 14.05mm; weight: 2.72g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally.
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-126B72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval biface cast copper-alloy token dating to AD 1672. Obverse: The head and neck of an antelope facing left within beaded circle. Legend: * HONYCHILD•1672 (initial mark of a sexfoiled rosette). Reverse: monogram of S C between single sexfoiled rosettes within beaded circle. Legend: •OF*THE•MANOR. Measurements: diameter: 21.40mm; thickness: 1.04mm and weight: 1.94g. D/A:1.  A token recorded on the database; KENT-04D1E3; also may relate to Honeychild Manor which it notes was frequently home to powerful individuals, many of…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: IOW-E6F963
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy trade token, c.AD 1600-1700. Worn on both faces. Obverse: Unclear design in centre, legend unclear due to wear. Reverse: [...] ISLE OF W[ITE] with T.T. in centre.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E6D8C7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy trade token, porbably of John Barwick of Lymington, c.AD 1667. Worn on both faces, Obverse: [HIS HALFE PENNY]. Legend: lOHN [. BARWICK]. Reverse: I . B between three flowers. Legend: [IN . LiMiNGTON . 1667]
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E6D75B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy trade token of Arther Legg of Newport, c.AD 1656. Worn on both faces. Obverse: The  Grocers'  Arms. Legend: ARTH[ER . LEGG] . 16[56]  Reverse: L . A . I Legend: [OF . NEWPORT ...]
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-18BE5D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token issued by Walter Povlter of Newmarket, Suffolk. Obverse: WALTER  POVLTER  AT  THE, Queen's head Reverse: IN NEW MARKET IN SVFFOLK, HIS HALFE PENNY 1669 Ref: Williamson 1967, p.1096, no 274.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Moulton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-19C6BA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy uniface token of of Powell type 12 (Quartered geometric). The token is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. One surface has a raised design of a central cross dividing the token into quarters, and further lines dividing each quarter into geometric segments. The reverse is flat and plain. The token is a mid to dark grey colour. It has a diameter of 16.14mm, is 2.79mm thick and weighs 3.40 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses including as weights, tickets and gaming tokens. They are believed to be locally p…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-FA05DC
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval cast lead alloy uniface token of 23.4mm diameter. One side has a fleur-de-lys. The token is pierced beneath this motif.
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-67FA05
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing traders token dating to AD 1648 - 1672. Issued by Robert Willson, mercer,  of Newark-upon-Trent in Nottinghamshire.  Obverse: RO[BE]RT WILLSON  (Mercers Arms) Reverse: MERCER IN NEWA[RKE] (REW) Williamson II Nottinghamshire 48  Diameter: 16.1 mm Weight: 0.9 g During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private businesses to facilitate small change exchange
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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