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TOKEN
Unique ID: CORN-B8BBD7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Thomas Corey of Marazion, Cornwall. Williamson (1967, 102) Cornwall no. 44, dated 1668 (on token)
It measures 15.4 mm in diameter. 0.5 mm in thickness and weighs 0.64 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 1668
Date to: Exactly AD 1668
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th November 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 3567
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Date: 1668, flower above and below
Obverse inscription: THOM[AS C]OREY, five-pointed star initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: C / T P
Reverse inscription: [IN M]ARAZION
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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. | 29 | ||
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 102 | 44 |
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