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TOKEN
Unique ID: CORN-DA5526
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Alexander Peake of Topsham, Devon. Dickinson (1986, 50) Devon no. 339B (reassigned from Williamson (Surrey) no. 70, where it was assumed to relate to Epsom), dated 1655 (on token).
It measures 14.8 mm in diameter, 0.6 mm in thickness and weighs 0.67 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 1655
Date to: Exactly AD 1655
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st July 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 5713
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Initials: . P . / A . A, arranged in a triad
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDER . PEAKE, five-pointed star initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: . P . / A . A, arranged in a triad
Reverse inscription: IN . APSVM . 1655
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
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: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 50 | 339B |
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