Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Morat the Great Coffee House
This trade token, worth a penny, was issued for a coffee house in Exchange Alley known for its sign depicting a Turkish Sultan, Morat the Great. There is a crescent moon mint mark on the token.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 965; Obv inscription: MORAT.YE.GREAT.MEN.DID. MEE.CALL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Full faced bust of Amurath (in field); Rev inscription: WHERE.EARE.I.CAME.I. CONQVERD.ALL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Coffee. / Tobacco. Sher / bet. tea. . Choco / lat. Retail in. / Exchange / Alee (in six lines of cursive script, in field).
See also Bryant Lillywhite, London Coffee Houses (London, 1963), no. 838. Exchange Alley (now Change Alley), lies in Cornhill Ward and Langbourn, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/437
- Object name:
- The Morat the Great Coffee House
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- Related places:
Exchange Alley (Change Alley), Cornhill Ward and Langbourn Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 26 mm, WT 4.26 g
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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