Halfpenny - Suffolk Stoke-next-Clare / J. Smith

€64,662.00
IssuerEngland
Year1670
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny = 1⁄24 Shilling (1⁄480)
CurrencyEnglish Trade Tokens (1648-72)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.4 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) B-W#306, Withers#306, North#4467
Obverse descriptionCentral denomination across three horizontal lines above date and rosette within inner circle, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering*· IAMES [rosette] SMITH · AT · HIS HALFE PENNY 1670
Reverse descriptionCentral I S S across two lines, Ormond knot below, from the ends of which flowers appear either side of top S, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering*STOKE·NEXT·CLARE S I S
Edge
Mint
Mintage1670  - -
Catalog ID5067921670
Comments