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John Mayhew, a goldsmith, issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business near the Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, Middlesex.

Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1347; Obv inscription: IOHN. MAYHEW. GOVLDSMITH (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS HALF PENY (in field, in Roman capitals); Rev inscription: NEARE.THE.ARMITAGE.BRIDG (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = I.M 1666 (in field, in Roman capitals).

See also token number 8245 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 62, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VIII - Middlesex and Uncertain Pieces. Three trade tokens from goldsmiths are known from London, it seems an unusual business to be issuing tokens which held such low value; see also NN17632, in the musuem collection. The Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, was by the South Western entrance to the Hermitage Docks. The area lies in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.