Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1667
Unknown
William Richardson issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Shire Lane.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2783; Obv inscription: Will / Richardson / his.halfe / Penny (in four lines of cursive script, in field); Rev inscription: In / Sheire / Lane / 1667 (in four lines of cursive script, in field).
See also token number 8937 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. Shire Lane lay within Westminster, Middlesex, and the ward of Farringdon Without; this token being denoted as being from Temple Bar within, indicates that it came from the portion of the street that lay with the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/997
- Object name:
- unknown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Richardson, William
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Shire Lane, Temple Bar within, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1667
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.38 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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