Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Bull
Robert Skrine issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at the sign of the Bull, in Queenhithe.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2310; Obv inscription: ROBERT. SKRINE. AT. THE. BVLL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A bull (in field); Rev inscription: IN.QVEENE.HITH.LONDON (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Ironmongers' arms (in field).
The issuer is known to be Robert Skrine of St Michael Cornhill, Ironmonger, see Percival Boyd, [Inhabitants of London]. Society of Genealogists, MS. 16602. See also token number 7521 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 arms of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers are: Argent on a chevron gules between three gads of steel azure three swivels (J. Bromley, The Armorial Bearings of the Guilds of London: a record of the heraldry of the surviving companies with historical notes; with...[illustrations] by Heather Child...(London, 1960). Queenhithe, was the name of a dock and a ward in the City of London, the ward name is still used today, and a street in the area of the dock, holds the name Queenhithe.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18102
- Object name:
- The Bull
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Skrine, Robert
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- Related places:
Queenhithe, Queenhithe Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 2.88 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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