Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1652
The Tun
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the Tunn Tavern, in Tunrmill Street, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3250; Obv inscription: AT.THE.TVNN.IN.TVRN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A tun (in field); Rev inscription: MILL.STREETE.1652 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = I.E / GANT (in two lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also, NN19461, NN19462 and 96.66/1226, in the museum collection, and token number 7998 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. Turnmill Street lay in Clerkenwell, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Islington.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19460
- Object name:
- The Tun
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Gant, I.E.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Turnmill Street, Islington, London [Islington], Islington
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1652
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 1.19 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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