Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1657
The Sun
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Sun, near Shoreditch Church (St Leonard's Church), Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2829; Obv inscription: NEARE.SHOREDITCH (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A sun (in field); Rev inscription: CHVRCH.AT.SVNN.1657 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = C.R (in field, in Roman capitals).
Shoreditch Church (St Leonard's, Shoredtich), lies off Shoreditch High Street, in the parish of St Leonard Shoreditch, in Holborn, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Hackney.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1005
- Object name:
- The Sun
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- C.R.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1657
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 17 mm, WT 0.69 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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