William Godbee issued this trade token, worth a penny, for his business at the Bell and Black Horse tavern, in Finsbury, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1038; Obv inscription: WILLIAM.GODBEE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / PENNY (in two lines of Roman capitals, in field); Rev inscription: AT.FINSBVERY.1671 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A horse and bell (in field).
The district of Finsbury lay in Middlesex, the area is now part of the London Borough of Islington.
