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Description: | Near complete copper-alloy token halfpenny of 17th Century date.Obverse: Central shield showing Grocer's Arms with uncertain arms, Inscription: RICHARD WOOREReverse: HIS HALFE PENY Inscription: OF BARTON 1669Small change tokens, such as this one, were produced by local traders & other institutions for a short period in the latter 17th century (c.1648-1672) due to shortage of officially produced low denomination coinage following the civil war. Most tokens do not seem to have travelled far from their point of issue, in this case the token has travelled approximately 70 miles from Barton-upon-Humber in Lincolnshire into the neighbouring county of Nottinghamshire..
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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