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TOKEN
Unique ID: CORN-B6DB26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Philip Lanyon, mayor of Penzance, Cornwall. Williamson (1967, 105) Cornwall no. 66, dating to 1648-1672.
It measures 15.6 mm in diameter, 0.8 mm in thickness and weighs 0.83 g. One side of the token is damaged with a loss at one point extending to the inner circle, measuring 12.3 mm to the damaged edge.
Class: Williamson Cornwall 66
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
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th July 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 3878
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Head of John the Baptist on a charger
Obverse inscription: P L IN P[ENZ]ANCE, five-pointed star initial mark
Reverse description: Arms featuring a castle (in base) with a crescent and falcon above (in chief)
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 6 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: SW5231
Four figure Latitude: 50.127132
Four figure longitude: -5.471223
1:25K map: SW5231
1:10K map: SW51SW
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. | 34 | ||
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 105 | 66 |
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