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Post-medieval token
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Post-medieval token
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A complete but worn, struck / hammered copper alloy token, issued by the Anglesey Mines (Parys Mining Company) in Anglesey.

Obverse: Hooded druid's head, surrounded by an oak wreath.
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse: Cypher of the Parys Mining Company.
Reverse inscription: [...]

The outer edge is inscribed with the words: PAY ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY

Diameter: 33mm
Thickness: 4mm
Weight: 26.0g

The Anglesey half pennies or 'Druids' were the first copper token coinage to be issued by a company to facilitate the payment of the miners, thereby overcoming the dearth of small change experienced throughout the country, but there might also have been a little personal interest too. Sales of copper were beginning to decrease, and selling Druid tokens to other industrialists was a handy way of increasing turnover.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Flintshire
Date between 1700 and 1799
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1799-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 856876
Old ref: LVPL-A0F4C3
Filename: LVPLA0F4C3.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/623590
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/623590/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/856876
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