- Object name(s):
- Norfolk token; farthing token; token
- Brief description:
- Token, Norfolk farthing token of William Bateman, Great Yarmouth, 1656; obverse, merchant's mark, a '4' turned 90 degrees above a 'B' above a 'W'; reverse, bugle horn above initials BVV
- Collection:
- Norfolk Museums
- Acquisition date:
- 1936
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Associated concept:
- archaeology
- Associated concept:
- currency
- Associated person:
- Bateman, William
- Associated place:
- England
- Place status:
- country
- Associated place:
- Norfolk
- Condition:
- fair
- Current location:
- Not on display - In store
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 16
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- g
- Dimension value:
- 1.40
- Inscription content:
- WILLIAM BATEMAN
- Inscription position:
- obverse
- Inscription content:
- BVV
- Inscription position:
- reverse field
- Inscription content:
- IN YARMOVTH 1656
- Inscription position:
- reverse
- Material:
- copper alloy
- Object name:
- Norfolk token; farthing token; token
- Object number:
- NWHCM : 1936.93.6
- Object production date:
- 1656
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1656
- Date - latest:
- 1656
- Other number:
- 93.936.6
- Other number type:
- assigned number
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e880ac90-7fa1-3645-bb6a-09de11521385
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e880ac90-7fa1-3645-bb6a-09de11521385, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC
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