Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Golden Lion
William Wadley issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the sign of the Golden Lion, in Tothill Street, Westminster.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3175. Obv inscription: GOLDEN.LYON.TVTL.S (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A lion rampant (in field); Rev inscription: AT.WESTMINSTER (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = WIL / WADL / EY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 9042 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. Tothill Street lay in Westminster, Middlesex; it now lies in the City of Westminster, lying on the eastern end of Petty France.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1186
- Object name:
- The Golden Lion
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Wadley, William
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Tothill Street, City of Westminter, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
- copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 1.18 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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