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TOKEN
Unique ID: CORN-B5A0B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by John Blunt of Penzance, Cornwall. Williamson (1967, 105) Cornwall no. 63, dated 1665 (on token)
It measures 16.9 mm in diameter, 0.9 mm in thickness and weighs 1.07 g
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 1665
Date to: Exactly AD 1665
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th July 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 4742
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Shield with three lions rampant regardant, arranged two above one
Obverse inscription: IOHN BLVNT, five-pointed star initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: B / I I, arranged in a triad, star stops
Reverse inscription: IN PENZANCE 1665, five-pointed star initial mark
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Marazion (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5230
Four figure Latitude: 50.118155
Four figure longitude: -5.470573
1:25K map: SW5230
1:10K map: SW50NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayne, J.A.D. and Williams, J.A. | 1985 | Coins and Tokens of Cornwall | Exeter | A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd. | 33 | ||
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 105 | 63 |
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