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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-03AEC9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by James Smith of Castlehold, Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (261, ref: 50).
Obverse inscription: IEAMES SMITH IN; A three turreted castle
Reverse: CASTLE HOLD NEWPORT; I.E//S in field (S above I E)
Diameter: 15.3mm. Weight: 0.79g. DA=12:6.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Date to: Circa AD 1664
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-275
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A three turreted castle
Obverse inscription: IEAMES SMITH IN
Reverse description: I.E//S in field (S above I E)
Reverse inscription: CASTLE HOLD NEWPORT
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
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.
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 | 261, ref: 50 |
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