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Tokens

Scope note

Designates substitutes for money that move within a limited universe, usually not in general circulation, may be exchanged for particular goods or services, and are made from hard substances whose intrinsic value is always less than the stated value.

This term has 3,910 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300037334

Broader Terms used

<Exchange Media>

Equivalent Terms used

token

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30) (Struck in the name of)
Die-engraver: Dixon, Roger
Manufacturer: Lutwyche, William (Inferred)

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lambe, M.
Place of use: Wiltshire

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G. (After)

Penny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G. (After)
Issuer: Parys Mines Company (Struck in the name of)

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain
Place of use: North Wales

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XVI (1774-92) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Marie Antoinette (Struck in the name of)
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

Farthing

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter

Farthing

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: James, Charles (C18th engraver) (After)
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John (Inferred)

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain
Issuer: I. C. (Ireland, C18th) (Countermarked by)

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Heath, F.

Farthing

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: James, Charles (C18th engraver)
Issuer: Pidcock, Gilbert
Manufacturer: Lutwyche, William (Inferred)

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G. (After)
Issuer: Sharp, Thomas (Lancs, C18th) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Chaldecott, T. (Struck in the name of)
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter (Uncertain)

Farthing

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Jacobs, Benjamin (Uncertain)
Issuer: Pidcock, Gilbert
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John (Inferred)

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Dixon, Roger
Manufacturer: Lutwyche, William

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