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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-F51381
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Modern copper-alloy token for admission to the Royal Chain Pier, Brighton. Issued between 1823-1896.
Obverse: ROYAL/CHAIN/PIER
Reverse: royal crown
Diameter: 22.0mm; weight: 3.73g. DA 12:6.
Drewry 1832, 'A Memoir of Suspension Bridges: Comprising The History Of Their Origin And Progress'. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman. pp. 69-74,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Suspension_Chain_Pier
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1823
Date to: Circa AD 1896
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.73 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-15
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drewry, C.S. | 1832 | A Memoir of Suspension Bridges: Comprising The History Of Their Origin And Progress | London | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman | 69-74 |
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