The Dog and Glove

John Mullock issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Whitecross Street.

Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3463; Obv inscription: IOHN.MVLLOCKE.1666 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A dog with a glove in its mouth I.A.M. (triad of initials in Roman capitals above sign, in field); Rev inscription: IN.WHITE.CROSS.STREET (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENNY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).

Whitecross Street lay in the ward of Cripplegate Without, in the City of London, and the Borough of Finsbury, Middlesex; the street is now part of Cripplegate Ward in the City of London, and the London Borough of Islington.