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Description: | A post medieval copper alloy octagonal trade token farthing of Samuel Benet of Windsor, dating AD1648-1674. Not listed in Williamson, but there is a detailed description and illustration in William Gilbert's article UNPUBLISHED SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY TOKENS IN THE COLLECTION OF WILLIAM GILBERT, published in The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, 1927, p.123. Gilbert classifies this token as a farthing.On one side, the token has a coach drawn to the left by two horses driven by a coachman, with the legend SAMV[EL] / BENET / [F]ROM.WINDSO[R] / TO Ye.EAGLE & / [C]HILD.IN.THE / STRAND, in six lines.There is a crowned bust (possibly a queen) on the opposite side, below the six lines legend [F]ROM / THE.EAGL[E] / AND.CHILD / TO.WINDS[OR] / AT.THE / H.P. The last line of the legend ( H.P. ) is located to the left of the bust. Some of the letters in the legend are worn (shown in square brackets), but apart from that, the object is in good condition.Dimensions: diameter: 21mm (measured 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock); weight: 2.5g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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