Record ID: IOW-403B12 - POST MEDIEVAL token

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Unique ID: IOW-403B12

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of IOW-403B12 Post-Medieval Token Halfpenny of Stephen Barton, Newport, Isle of Wight

A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy token halfpenny of Stephen Barton, Newport, Isle of Wight. Dated 1664 on token.
Obverse: STEPHEN BARTON OF NEWPORT// B//S E in field
Reverse: IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. 1664; HIS/HALFE/PENY in field
Diameter: 18.84mm. Weight: 1.34g. DA =12:9.
Stephen Barton married Elizabeth Burt of Winton, at Winton, on 1st June 1639. He had premises in Newport High Street and was a member of Newport Corporation from 1647 until 1654, when he was dismissed from being a Chief Burgess of the Borough, by the Corporation, for his "evil carrieage" (Champion u. d., 36, ref: 98).

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 1664

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 18.84 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Regularly improved [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th January 2012

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2012-4-63

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