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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; token
Brief description:
Token, Norfolk token of Benjamin Wallton, Great Yarmouth, 1654; obverse, anchor; reverse, initials W/B A; hole pierced near one edge
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
1917
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Wallton, Benjamin
Condition:
fairworn and pierced
Current location:
Not on display - In store
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
16
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
1.09
Inscription content:
BENIAMIN WALLTON
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
W/B A
Inscription position:
reverse field
Inscription content:
IN YARMOVTH 1654
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1917.51.5
Object production date:
1654
Date - earliest / single:
1654
Date - latest:
1654
Object production place:
Norfolk
Object production place:
England
Other number:
51.17(5)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/25c2a0cb-9750-3f06-ae1c-c4b985ec4399

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/25c2a0cb-9750-3f06-ae1c-c4b985ec4399, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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