17th Century London Token, Westminster, Bow Street, crossed shovels, 1653

Price

Price: £ 75.00	US$ 98.3
	€ 85.08
	AUD 150.34
	CHF 79.01
	CAD 137.88

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Rates for: 11/1/2025
SKU: FM21330

Description

17th Century Token, London, Bow Street, Westminster, The crossed shovels, 1653, Farthing, two shovels in saltire, legend surrounding, star at top both sides, THE. CROSSED. SHVFELS, lozenge stops, rev. S over H.B, beaded circles and legend surrounding, *BOW. STREET. 1653., weight 0.79g (Boyne 316; BW 392). Patina of Verdigris both sides, some porosity, fine.

The shovels are those of a corn porter, so the issuer was either a chandler of corn or maybe a mealman. The Bow Street referred to shows on Porter's map of 1654 running in an arch behind Westminster market from King Street to Broken Cross at Tothill Street.

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