WAW-048984: Post Medieval trade token (Obverse and reverse).

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TOKEN

Unique ID: WAW-048984

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval trade token: John Turbervile of Worcester, a Mercer (i.e. a merchant who trades in textiles). 17th century. Williamson No. 170.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th September 2008

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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: Shield of Worcester. Three pears.
Obverse inscription: IOHN TVRBERVILE [OF]
Reverse description: The Mercers Arms I T
Reverse inscription: WORCESTER HIS HALF PENY

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: North Claines (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8559
Four figure Latitude: 52.22899257
Four figure longitude: -2.221033
1:25K map: SO8559
1:10K map: SO85NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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		No. 170

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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