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Unique ID: PUBLIC-49B701
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval, copper-alloy farthing token of William Fox, mercer of Louth.
Description: The token has been struck off-centre and is also corroded so much of the detail is lost. There is, however, enough detail to identify it as a farthing token of William Fox of Louth, mercer.
Obverse: The Mercer's Arms
Obverse legend: WILLI[AM.FOX.M]ERCER.
Reverse: THREE CLOVES
Reverse legend: * IN.LO[VTH].1656.
Measurements: Diameter 16.56mm: Weight 1.13g.
Discussion: The token is recorded in Townsend (1983) and identified as being of William Fox who was churchwarden of Louth in 1653 and 1672, when he was described as a mercer.
Also recorded in Williamson G.C. (1889).
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 1656
Date to: Exactly AD 1656
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.13 g
Diameter: 16.56 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 23rd August 2021
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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: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Skidbrooke
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend, T.W. | 1983 | Seventeenth century Tradesmens tokens of Lincolnshire; The Issuers | Lincolnshire Museums: Occasional Papers No. 2 | p. 45 | Sm.204 | ||
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | p. 466 | No. 189 |
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