1657 Sutton Valence Kent / Cambs 177 Farthing Token -John Burkhuest Grocers Arms

• Denomination: Farthing

• Year of Issue: 1657

• Issuer: John Burkhuest

• Town/County: Sutton Valence, Kent (formerly catalogued under Sutton, Cambridgeshire)

• Material: Copper / Alloy

• Era: 17th Century (1652–1670)

• References: Williamson / Boyne Kent 546 (ex Cambridgeshire 177); Norweb 2757

Item Description

• 17th Century Copper Farthing Trade Token – John Burkhuest, Sutton (1657)

  An attractive 17th-century copper farthing token issued by John Burkhuest in 1657.

  Originally listed in Williamson’s Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century under Sutton, Cambridgeshire (W.177), modern numismatic research reattributed this issue to Sutton Valence, Kent (BW Kent 546 / Norweb 2757).

Details & Inscriptions

• • Obverse: ★ IOHN • BVRKHVEST around a beaded circle containing the Grocers' Arms (a chevron between nine cloves).

  • Reverse: ★ OF • SVTTON • 1657 around central initials I B (John Burkhuest) flanked by a floral rosette.