Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1649
The Lion
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the Red Lion tavern, in Ratcliffe, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2335; Obv inscription: AT.THE.RED.LYON.IN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A lion rampant (in field); Rev inscription: RETCLEFE.1649 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A.S.A. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The issuer is known to have been Adrian Atwood, apprenticed 1623m bound Vintner apprentices, see C. Webb ‘London Livery Company Apprenticeship Registers’ (London, 1996-, xliii. p. 10). See also token number 8354 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. Ratcliffe is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, having formerly been part of Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18120
- Object name:
- The Lion
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Atwood, Abraham
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1649
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.80 g
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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