Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Half Moon
Rowland Cuney issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his busines in Whitechapel, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3401; Obv inscription: ROWLAND.CVNEY (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A man standing within a moon (in field); Rev inscription: IN.WHITE.CHAPPELL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = R.H.C. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 8953 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. See 96.66/1280, in the museum collection for another token from this issuer. Whitechapel lay in Stepney, Middlesex; it is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19571
- Object name:
- The Half Moon
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Cuney, Rowland
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.89 g
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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