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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; token
Brief description:
Token, Post-medieval copper alloy Norfolk token of Will Ray, Downham Market, dated 1666, with R.W.A. 1666 WILL RAY OF DOWNHAM on the obverse and a crowned figure in a shield and MARKETT IN NORFOLK on the reverse
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
7.1954
Acquisition method:
bequest
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Condition:
fair
Current location:
Not on display - In store
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
17
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
0.90
Inscription content:
R.W.A. 1666 WILL RAY OF DOWNHAM
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
MARKETT IN NORFOLK
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1954.112.32
Object production date:
1666
Date - earliest / single:
1666
Date - latest:
1666
Object production person:
Ray, Will
Object production place:
England
Other number:
112.954(32)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d0b59810-1d1c-3611-8523-52af9d24f890

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d0b59810-1d1c-3611-8523-52af9d24f890, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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