Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Mansfield Coffee House
This trade token, worth a penny, was issued at the Mansfield's Coffee House, in Shoe Lane.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2798; Obv inscription: MANSFIELDS.COFFEE.HOVSE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A hand holding a coffee pot (in field); Rev inscription: IN.SHOE.LANE.BY.PROVIDENCE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Coffee cups and pipes on a table (in field).
See also token number 7675 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.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1001
- Object name:
- The Mansfield Coffee House
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Shoe Lane, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 22 mm, WT 2.96 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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