Although there is nothing on this token to identify Phillip Astley as the issuer, it is known that Astley occupied the Lyceum while his amphitheatre was being rebuilt after a fire in 1794.  Astley was the author of "Astley's System of Equestrian Education" (Lambeth, 1801) as well as "Natural Magic; or, Physical Amusements Revealed, "(London, 1785), a conjuring book greatly sought after by collectors.