Post-Medieval — 1665
The Lamb
Philip Johnson issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at the back side of St Clement's.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2460; Obv inscription: PHILIP.IOHNSON.AT.THE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A paschal lamb (in field); Rev inscription: BACK.SIDE.OF.ST.CLEMENTS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENNY / 1665 (in four lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 8883 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. St Clement Danes neighbourhood, lies off the Strand in the City of Westminster, having formerly been part of Westminster, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18351
- Object name:
- The Lamb
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Johnson, Philip
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- Related places:
Middlesex; St Clement Danes, Strand, City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- 1665
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.65 g
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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