BH-25FB22: Post-Medieval token halfpenny of John Rolph, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

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Unique ID: BH-25FB22

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy token halfpenny issued by John Rolph of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; dated '1668'. Williamson no. 99 (1967: Vol. 1, p. 312).

Dimensions and weight not recorded (identified from emailed photographs).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1668

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 14/137

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: A bull standing left.
Obverse inscription: IOHN ROLPH IN 1668
Reverse description: HIS/HALF/PENY
Reverse inscription: HEMELL HEMPSTEED
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Dacorum (District)
Parish or ward: Hemel Hempstead Town (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0508
Four figure Latitude: 51.76085064
Four figure longitude: -0.48001328
1:25K map: TL0508
1:10K map: TL00NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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