Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Cross Bullet
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Crossed Bullets, in Thames Street (now Upper Thames Street and Lower Thames Street).
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3126; Obv inscription: AT.THE.CROSE.BVLETS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Two bar-shot, crossed (in field); Rev inscription: IN.THAMES.STREETE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = B.E.W. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also, 96.66/1144, in the museum collection, and token number 7732 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 59, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VII - City of London. Thames Street, now Upper Thames Street and Lower Thames Street, lay within Tower Ward, Billingsgate Ward, Bridge Ward Within (now Bridge Ward), Dowgate Ward, Vintry Ward, Queenhithe Ward and Castle Baynard Ward, City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19366
- Object name:
- The Cross Bullet
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- B.W.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Thames Street (Upper Thames Street & Lower Thames Street), Tower Ward & Billingsgate Ward & Bridge Ward & Dowgate Ward & Vintry Ward & Queenhithe Ward & Castle Baynard Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 1.33 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
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