Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
Unknown
WIlliam Kemp issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Parsons Green, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1891) reference Middlesex number 161; Obv inscription: William / Kempe. of / Parsons / Greene (in four lines of cursive script, in field); Rev inscription: Neare / Fulham / His.Halfe / Penny (in four lines of cursive script, in field).
See also token number 9225 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. Parson's Green lay in Fulham parish, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19907
- Object name:
- unknown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Kempe, William
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- Related places:
Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London [Hammersmith & Fulham], Hammersmith and Fulham
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 2.01 g
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- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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