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TOKEN
Unique ID: BH-1AFFE5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy token halfpenny issued by Edward Harrise, Drury Lane, London; dated '1666'. Williamson no. 869 (1967: Vol 2, p. 585).
Diameter: 18.3mm; thickness: 0.6mm; weight: 0.88g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1666
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/155 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: 'M[EA]L/[M]AN'
Obverse inscription: EDWARD HARRISE IN
Reverse description: [1666]
Reverse inscription: LITTLE DREWR[Y] LANE
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Gosmore
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd |
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