Browse Items (108 total)

  • Tags: halfpenny

M005a.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with names and a wheatsheaf. Side one: "John Lisk Elisabeth Hobbs" with decorative border. Side two: image of a wheatsheaf, symbol of peace and plenty, highlighted in white. All in Roman Block style…

M004a.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with initials and promise of wedlock. Side one: inscribed with idiom "J Suear by chaste Diana I will be in sacred wedlock ever join'd to thee." Side two: initials "I.B." Roman Block style lettering on…

M009a.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with hearts and idiom. Side one: two overlapping, bleeding and flaming hearts pierced diagonally by two arrows. "Elizabeth Phipps" above and date "1781" below. Side two: "My heart is fixt I cannot…

M164A.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with initials and location name. Side one: initials with two overlapping hearts and the word "Amity" above, and "Hawick" - a Scottish town - below. Side two: As normal, H. Harrison trade token, St.…

M012a.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with initials and outline of a ship. Side one: "T.R" with star, tree of life and hatching around border. Side two: three masted ship with gunports and zig zag representation of sea, all highlighted in…

M018a.jpg
Image of a copper halfpenny token (?) rubbed smooth and engraved with name, location and outline of a peacock. Side one: "Sarah Harrison Wigton" with foliage decoration on border. Side two: peacock with elaborate plumage, highlighted in white. Roman…

M019a.jpg
Image of a copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved with names and a pierced heart. Side one: "James Catherine Freeland" around border with heart in centre pierced diagonally by two arrows, foliage and star and year "1786". Side two: "George…

M020a.jpg
Image of a copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved with name and tools of trade. Side one: "May we have in our arms, whom we heave in our hearts" around border with jewelled crown above initials "J.B." and leather cutting knife, all highlighted…

M021a.jpg
Image of copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved with name and outline of a ship and a flower pot. Side one: "James Mackfarland" around image of three masted ship with three rows of gun ports, highlighted in white. Side two: outline of a plant in…

M022b.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with reverse name and outline of two hearts. Side one: "Robert Ward" Side two: two hearts with letters R and W, highlighted in white. In reverse for use as a seal.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2