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Counters
Findspot:
Whitefriar's, Coventry
Period:
Date:
1547 - 1558
These objects were found during excavations at Coventry Free Grammar School (1547-1558). These counters were used in games of draughts or perhaps as chips to tally gaming gains and losses. Games resembling gambling were forbidden, rules some students apparently ignored.
Collection information
Collection:
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Accession No:
AR.1986.11.213
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Reproduced by the permission of Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry