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Description: | A worn copper alloy farthing trade token, roughly square in plan, slightly dished and dating from the middle to late 16th century. The obverse bears the initials C.B. ('Civitas Bristol' or City of Bristol), bound within a circular border. The reverse is much worn but depicts a ship issuing from a castle within a square shield (Dickinson 1986:62 no. 21). This token is discussed by Williamson (1967: 241, no. 21), where it is identified as rare and possibly the earliest English trade token, the license to strike to them having been issued by Queen Elizabeth (AD 1558-1603). Dickinson (1986) dates the token to AD 1557-1583.Three other square Bristol tokens have been recorded on this database; from Avon (GLO-276C90), Watlington, Oxon (BH-68B345) and Amport, Hants (HAMP-3CF0E4).
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