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JETTON
Unique ID: NMS-A09D25
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval 'Norwich Farthing' token, dated '1667' (Williamson 1967: p. 867, no. 228). The obverse bears the legend (in four lines) 'A/NORWICH/FARTHING/1667'. The reverse shows the arms of the city of Norwich: gules, a castle triple-towered argent, in base a lion of England, circa 1667.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1667
Date to: Exactly AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Saturday 31st December 2011
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 34984
Other reference: ROCK2011
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Rocklands (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9798
Four figure Latitude: 52.544199
Four figure longitude: 0.903769
1:25K map: TL9798
1:10K map: TL99NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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