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token
Object Type
token
Museum number
1870,0507.18374
Denomination
farthing
Description
Lead token with a thick plain edge.
(whole)
A jug within a bordered circle. Legend inscription all around between the inner circle and the outer rim.
(obverse)
Two straight lines of inscription across the middle of the field. No legend inscription.
(reverse)
Authority
Issuer:
J Thom
Production date
18thC-19thC
Production place
Issued in:
Edinburgh
Materials
lead
Type series
Scottish Token
Dimensions
Weight:
5.960 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Dalton & Hamer / The Provincial Token Coinage of the Eighteenth Century
(192, p.450)
Davis 1969 / The nineteenth century token coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
(12, p.203)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
vessel
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Dr Wilhelm Freudenthal
Acquisition date
1870
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1870,0507.18374
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Neumann 24879
(? old catalogue no.)