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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; token
Brief description:
Token, Norfolk token of Benjamin Barker, Great Yarmouth, 1662; obverse, 1662 with rose above and below; reverse, initials B B with rose above and below
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
1917
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Barker, Benjamin
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:
1.06
Inscription content:
1662
Inscription position:
obverse field
Inscription content:
BENIAMIN BARKER
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
B B
Inscription position:
reverse field
Inscription content:
OF YARMOVTH
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1917.51.6
Object production date:
1662
Date - earliest / single:
1662
Date - latest:
1662
Object production place:
Norfolk
Object production place:
England
Other number:
51.17(6)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/efdc4441-f2fe-3094-8e50-e2927e63dcbb

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/efdc4441-f2fe-3094-8e50-e2927e63dcbb, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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