English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins

by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt; Barclay V. Head

Arms of the Borough of Derby.

Arms of cities and towns are found not only on those tokens which were issued by corporations, mayors, or other bodies or officials, but by some tradesmen. Of the first an example or two will be sufficient:—

Obv. THE MAYOR OF = A shield bearing the arms of the city of Oxford; an “Ox” crossing a “Ford.”

Rev. OXFORD TOKEN = C.O., 1652. A small R for Rawlins the die sinker.

Obv. A BECCLES FARTHING, 1670. B = In four lines across the coin.

Rev. The arms of Beccles, a cattle pen, and Town Hall.

Obv. A BRISTOLL FARTHING = C.B., 1652, and a small R for Rawlins the die sinker.

Rev. THE ARMES OF BRISTOLL = The arms of Bristol on a shield.

Of family arms, which are occasionally met with on tokens, and also of crests, the following engraved examples will be sufficient to show their general character.