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Unique ID: IOW-3E3133
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by Elizabeth Maynard, an apothecary of Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 112).
Obverse: ELIZ.MAYNARD.NEW; E M in field
Reverse: PORT.ILE OF WITE; E M in field
Diameter: 14.9mm. Weight: 0.95g. DA=12:12.
Elizabeth Maynard, nee Clarke, was Anthony's widow and probably continued to trade as an apothecary, until her son, Anthony, completed his training and took over the business.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 14.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th May 2014
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Other reference: IOW2014-2-279
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: E M in field
Obverse inscription: ELIZ.MAYNARD.NEW
Reverse description: EM in field
Reverse inscription: PORT.ILE OF WITE
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 265, ref: 112 |