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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-7EA9A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete halfpenny trade token of Stephen Barton, Newport, Isle of Wight. Dated 1664. Stephen Barton married Elizabeth Burt of Winton, at Winton, on 1st June 1639. He had premises in Newport High Street and was a member of Newport Corporation from 1647 until 1654, when he was dismissed from being a Chief Burgess of the Borough, by the Corporation, for his "evil carrieage" (Champion 1995: 36, ref: 98).
Champion, A. F., 1995. Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight. Privately Published.
Class: Trade token
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1664
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd June 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2008-1-320
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: B/S E (B over S E)
Obverse inscription: STEPHEN BARTON OF NEWPORT
Reverse description: Denomination: HIS HALFE PENY
Reverse inscription: IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1664
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion, A.F. | 1995 | Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | Privately published | 36 | 98 |
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