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The 1670 halfpenny token of John Unwin of Leytonstone was octagonal in shape, its obverse reading "JOHN | UNWIN . AT | LAYTON | STONE" &ndash; "|" indicating change of line &ndash; and its reverse "HIS . HALF . PENY" above an archer shooting at a stag.<ref>{{:Gilbert, William 1915a}}; see p. 6.</ref> The archer no doubt was meant to represent Robin Hood, for John Unwin was the proprietor of the [[Robin Hood (Leytonstone)|Robin Hood in Leytonstone]], Essex.
The 1670 halfpenny token of John Unwin of Leytonstone was octagonal in shape, its obverse reading "JOHN | UNWIN . AT | LAYTON | STONE"<ref>"|" indicates change of line.</ref> and its reverse "HIS . HALF . PENY" above an archer shooting at a stag.<ref>{{:Gilbert, William 1915a}}; see p. 6.</ref> The archer no doubt was meant to represent Robin Hood, for John Unwin was the proprietor of the [[Robin Hood (Leytonstone)|Robin Hood in Leytonstone]], Essex.


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Revision as of 16:57, 22 February 2018

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-02-22. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-02-22.

The 1670 halfpenny token of John Unwin of Leytonstone was octagonal in shape, its obverse reading "JOHN | UNWIN . AT | LAYTON | STONE"[1] and its reverse "HIS . HALF . PENY" above an archer shooting at a stag.[2] The archer no doubt was meant to represent Robin Hood, for John Unwin was the proprietor of the Robin Hood in Leytonstone, Essex.

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