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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; token
Brief description:
Token, Post-medieval copper alloy Norfolk token of John Ames, Great Yarmouth, 1652; obverse, man making candles; reverse, initials A/I I with rose separating I's
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
9.1917
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Ames, John
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:
1.27
Inscription content:
IOHN AMES
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
A/I I
Inscription position:
reverse field
Inscription content:
IN YARMOVTH 1652
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1917.50.56
Object production date:
1652
Date - earliest / single:
1652
Date - latest:
1652
Other number:
50.17(56)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/230e40bc-7406-3f5b-b650-e773b03e6f32

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/230e40bc-7406-3f5b-b650-e773b03e6f32, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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