Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
The Three Castles
James Gallantly issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at the sign of the Three Castles, on St Mary Hill.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2685; Obv inscription: IAMES.GALATLY.AT.YE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Three castles (in field); Rev inscription: ON / ST.MARY / HILL.HIS / HALF.PENY / 1668 (in five lines of Roman capitals, in field); octagonal.
The issuer was James Gallantly of St Peter Cornhill, Haberdasher, perfumer; bd. St Mary at Hill 1674, see Percival Boyd, [Inhabitants of London]. Society of Genealogists, MS. 22833. See also token number 7602 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. St Mary at Hill lies in Billingsgate Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18655
- Object name:
- The Three Castles
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Gallantly, James
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- Related events:
- Related places:
St Mary at Hill, Billingsgate Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.87 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:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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