IOW-020613: Post-Medieval Token Farthing issued by John Hooke of Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664

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Unique ID: IOW-020613

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by John Hooke of Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664 (Champion 1995: 43, ref: 105). Obverse: IOHN.HOOKE.NEWPORT; The Grocers' Arms: a chevron between nine cloves, three, three and three. Reverse: [IN.THE.ISLE.OF.WIGHT]; [H/I E] (H above I E).

Champion, A. F., 1995. Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight. Privately Published.

Class: Trade token

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th November 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2010-1-690

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: The Grocers' Arms: a chevron between nine cloves, three, three and three
Obverse inscription: IOHN.HOOKE.NEWPORT
Reverse description: [H/I E] (H above I E)
Reverse inscription: [IN.THE.ISLE.OF.WIGHT]

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Champion, A.F.	1995	Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight	Privately published	43	105

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Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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