{"id":1780,"date":"2023-10-08T19:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:30:35","slug":"trade-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/trade-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Token"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Finds From Wirral<\/h1>\n<h3>Trade Token<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1777\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Trade_Token1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Trade_Token\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1776\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Trade_Token2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Trade_Token\"><\/p>\n<p>Trade tokens are coin like objects that were issued by private companies.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There was a coin shortage in the late 18th &nbsp;century as the Royal Mint reduced coin production so tokens like these became almost currency.<\/p>\n<div>They were redeemable at company offices or stores.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This one is a half penny token which features John of Gaunt on the front with the shield of the town of Lancaster on the rear. It is dated 1794 and was almost certainly issued by Thomas Worswick and sons from New Street in Lancaster. He was a banker, silversmith and goldsmith.<\/div>\n<div>This would have originally been stamped around the edge but this example is quite worn and although some vestiges of lettering is present it cannot be read.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>John of Gaunt was the fourth son of King Edward III and he became the Duke of Lancaster hence his use on the token.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral Trade Token Trade tokens are coin like objects that were issued by private companies. There was a coin shortage in the late 18th &nbsp;century as the Royal Mint reduced coin production so tokens like these became almost currency. 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There is little detail and as such can only be dated as being from later in the Roman occupation AD 260-410 https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1149497 \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Coin2_1149497.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Coin2_1149497.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Coin2_1149497.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Coin2_1149497.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Coin2_1149497.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1778,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/copper-coin\/","url_meta":{"origin":1780,"position":4},"title":"Copper Coin","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"20\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral 8 Maravedi Copper Alloy Coin Spanish Coin from 1841 \u00a0wouldn't be high on the list of expected finds from Wirral but it just goes to show that you never know what will turn up. \u00a0 This is an 8 Maravedi Copper Alloy Coin of Queen Isabella II\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"8 Maravedi","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2226,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/middle-eastern-coin\/","url_meta":{"origin":1780,"position":5},"title":"Middle Eastern Coin","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"27\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Middle Eastern Coin A second earlier Middle Eastern coin in our collection is this very rare and unusual silver coin. It is a Sasanian drachm of Khusrau II who was the king of Iran from AD 590-628. 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