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TOKEN
Unique ID: WREX-0EF427
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete seventeenth century copper alloy trade token dating 1655 AD. The obverse has the Grocer’s Arms at the centre within a circular pelleted border. The relief lettering around this reads * ARTHVR GAILE.
The reverse has the initials AA beneath a G at the centre. Around the edge of the token is the relief lettering reading * OF HADLEIGH 1655. (all as per Williamson No. 139)
Diameter: 15.2mm; weight: 0.84g
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 1655
Date to: Exactly AD 1655
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th August 2019 - Wednesday 6th November 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 191106/7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Grocer's Arms
Obverse inscription: * ARTHVR GAILE
Reverse description: Initials AA beneath initial G
Reverse inscription: * OF HADLEIGH 1655
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Langham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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 | 1082 | 139 |
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