BH-397315: Post-medieval token farthing of Thomas Chapman of Walkern, Hertfordshire

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Unique ID: BH-397315

Object type certainty: Certain
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A token farthing of Thomas Chapman of Walkern, Hertfordshire, dated 1667; Williamson no. 199 (1967, p. 328). The token's surfaces are very worn and corroded. It measures 14.7mm in diameter, 0.2mm thick and weighs 0.49g.

Class: Farthing

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1667

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 0.49 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th November 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 08/135 - 10

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: [The Grocer's Arms]
Obverse inscription: THOMAS CHAP[MAN]
Reverse description: T. M. C.
Reverse inscription: IN WALK(ERN) 1667
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Clothall

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Boyne, W.	1889	Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland	London	Rare Books Club	328

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Updated: 13 years ago

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