Boy Bishop Token
Priory of Black FriarsBury St Edmunds, England
13th Century
Lead
1 inch; the size of a groat
Bury St Edmunds, England
13th Century
Lead
1 inch; the size of a groat
Bury St Edmunds, England
13th Century
Lead
1 inch; the size of a groat
Obverse legend: SANCT NICHOLAE ORA PRO NO
Reverse: large cross, with AVE REX GENTIS ANGLORUM
These tokens were distributed by the Boy Bishop and probably exchanged for sweetmeats or alms at the abbey almonry or local merchants. They may also have been used as small change.