Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1672
Unknown
John Jones issued this trade token, worth a penny, for his business over against the Castle, off Saffron Hill.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2440; Obv inscription: IOHN. IONES. AT. SAFFRON. HILL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = 1D (in field, in Roman capitals); Rev inscription: OVRE / AGANIST / THE.CASTLE / 1672 (in four lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 8115 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. Castle Street (now Saffron Street), runs east off Saffron Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, having formerly been part of Holborn, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/977
- Object name:
- unknown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Jones, John
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Castle Street (Saffron Street), Saffron Hill, Camden, London [Camden], Camden
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1672
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 24 mm, WT 3.86 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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