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Description: | A copper-alloy token from the 18th Century, this example is dated 1787. The obverse depicts a hooded bust facing left. The figure is meant to be a druid. The bust is surrounded by a laureate leaf design around the circumference of the coin. The reverse depicts the scrolling letters PMC, which stands for the Parys Mine Company. Above these three letters is the date 1787 and around this is the legend W[E] PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY. The following legend can be read from around the edge of the token .x. ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY . Thousands of manufacturers, merchants and shopkeepers followed this design in lead. The reverses are often different. A parallel for this token can be seen in Fletching, 2003, pp51. The token in this book has the same obverse as this example but the reverse is different.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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