Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Tobacco Roll
Alan Sartan issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business on Snow Hill, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2910; Obv inscription: ALLEN.SARTAN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A tobacco roll (in field); Rev inscription: ON.SNOW.HILL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A.E.S. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 7695 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.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19215
- Object name:
- The Tobacco Roll
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Sartan, Alan
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Snow Hill, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.78 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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