SUSS-9FEFF6: Post Medieval traders token of William Dammer of Aldingbourne

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Unique ID: SUSS-9FEFF6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval octagonal copper alloy traders token halfpenny issued by William Dammer of Aldingbourne in 1669, Williamson vol 3. p.1159, Sussex no.1

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1669

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.2 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.92 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th August 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: HIS/ HALF/ PENY in three lines with flower below within an octagonal line border
Obverse inscription: WILLIA[M D]AMMER IN
Reverse description: A plant with three flower heads between WD
Reverse inscription: [AL]DINGBORVE 1669
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Mid Sussex (District)
To be known as: Fulking

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	p.1159	Sussex no.1

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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