Post-Medieval — 1667
The Drake
William Jonson, issued this trade token, worth a half penny, at the Drake tavern in Bell Yard, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 172; Obv inscription: WILL.IONSON.AT.YE.DRAKE.IN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A drake (in field); Rev inscription: BELL.YARD.NEARE.TEMPLE.BAR (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENY / 1667 (in four lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also token numbers 6549a and 6549b in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 59, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VII - City of London. The northern portion of Bell Yard lay in the ward of Farringdon Without, in the City of London, whilst the southern portion lay in Westminster, Middlesex, now the City of Westminster.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/149
- Object name:
- The Drake
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Jonson, William
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Bell Yard [Nr. Temple Bar], ward of Farringdon Without, City of London & City of Westminster, London [City of London] [City of Westminster], City of London
- Production date:
- 1667
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 2.22 g
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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