Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Red Lion
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Red Lion, in Tower Ditch, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3184; Obv inscription: AT.THE.RED.LYON (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A lion rampant (in field); Rev inscription: IN.TOWER.DECH (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = G.M.S. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 8459 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. Tower Ditch, later Little Tower Hill (now Tower Hill), lay in Stepney, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19411
- Object name:
- The Red Lion
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- G.S.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Tower Ditch (Tower Hill), Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.88 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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