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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy Tavistock penny token, dating to AD 1811. The Obverse depicts Prince of Wales feathers (three plumed feathers with a crown), and reads 'TAVISTOCK PENNY TOKEN' around the circumference. The reverse depicts an engine house and reads 'DEVON MINES 1811' around the circumference.It is possible that the engine house depicted on the Tavistock penny was one built in 1811 east of the river Tamar opposite Gunnislake, built by the Wheal Luscombe adverntures in 1811. (Source: Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley, by Robert Watherhouse and Morwellham Archaeological group website: http://www.tvia.org.uk/pages/steampower_early.shtml)
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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