Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Wheatsheaf
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Wheatsheaf, in the parish of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2492; Obv inscription: AT.THE.WHEAT.SHEIFE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = E.E.H. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field); Rev inscription: IN.SAINT.GILESES (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A wheatsheaf (in field).
See also, NN18530, in the museum collection and token number 9312 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. The place of issue for this token is uncertain; it may be St giles in the Fields, in Holborn, Middlesex, now London Borough of Camden, or it may be St Giles Without Cripplegate , in the ward of Cripplegate Without (now Cripplegate Ward), in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/519
- Object name:
- The Wheatsheaf
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- E.H.
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- Related places:
St Giles in the Fields parish, Holborn, Camden, London [Camden]; St Giles Without Cripplegate, Cripplegate Ward, City of London, London [City of London], Camden, City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 17 mm, WT 1.20 g
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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