DEV-6032C3: Post-medieval trade token farthing of Alexander Peake of Topsham, Devon

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Unique ID: DEV-6032C3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Alexander Peake of Topsham, Devon. Dickinson (1986, 50) Devon no. 339B (reassigned from Williamson (Surrey) no. 70, where it was assumed to relate to Epsom), dated 1655 (on token).

It measures 15 mm in diameter.

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
Diameter: 15 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Initials: . P . / A . A, arranged in a triad
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDER PEAKE, five-pointed star initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: . P . / A . A, arranged in a triad
Reverse inscription: IN . APSVM . 1655
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: Charleton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX7642
Four figure Latitude: 50.26492314
Four figure longitude: -3.74114869
1:25K map: SX7642
1:10K map: SX72NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Dickinson, M.	1986	Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and Their Values		Spink and Son Ltd	50	339B

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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