Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Lion
John Battell issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the Lion tavern, at Temple Bar.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3032; Obv inscription: IOHN.BATTELL.AT.LION (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A lion rampant within a shield (in field); Rev inscription: TAVERN.AT.TEMPLE.BAR (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = I.D.B. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
Temple Bar formed a divisional bar between the ward of Farringdon, in the City of London, and Westminster, Middlesex; the area that lay in Westminster, now lies in the City of Westminster.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1083
- Object name:
- The Lion
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Battell, John
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Temple Bar without neighbourhood, City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster]; Temple Bar within neighbourhood, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [City of London], City of London, City of Westminster
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.54 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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