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TOKEN
Unique ID: DEV-E56191
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by William Rumbello of Totnes, Devon. Williamson (1967, 161) Devon no. 356, dating to 1648-1672.
It measures 15 mm in diameter. It has suffered some circumferential losses.
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 1648
Date to: Exactly AD 1672
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: The Weavers' Arms
Obverse inscription: Illegible [WILL RVMBELLO]
Reverse description: Initials: R / W I, arranged in a triad
Reverse inscription: [IN] TOTNESS
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: South Huish (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX6840
Four figure Latitude: 50.24521
Four figure longitude: -3.852636
1:25K map: SX6840
1:10K map: SX60NE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 161 | 356 |
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