Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1652
The Rose and Crown
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Rose and Crown, in Shoreditch, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2827; Obv inscription: THE.ROSE.AND.CROWNE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A rose and crown (in field); Rev inscription: IN.SHOREDICH.1652 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = S.P (in field, in Roman capitals).
See also token number 8163 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. Shoreditch, now Shoreditch High Street, lay in the parish of St Leonard Shoreditch, in Holborn, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Hackney.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19163
- Object name:
- The Rose and Crown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- S.P.
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1652
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.77 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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