Rights Holder: Sussex Archaeological Society
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
TOKEN
Unique ID: SUSS-73AE31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and corroded 17th century copper alloy farthing traders token issued by John Gittings a Vintner of Chichester. The obverse has a star initial mark and the legend IOHN GITTINGS with the Vintners' arms in the centre. The reverse has the legend IN CHICHESTER with the initials I G in the centre of the flan. The token is undated and is listed in Williamson,Trade Tokens of the 17th Century vol II (1891) p1166, No.45. It also features in Kerridge, The Tokens Metallic Tickets Checks and Passes of West Sussex 1650-1950 (2009) p44/5.
Notes:
The issuer lived in North Street and was a Vintner. He married Catorn Comber on 1st November 1636 at St Bartholomews in Chichester.
Class: Traders
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1630
Date to: Circa AD 1680
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 17th February 2011
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne, W. | 1889 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland | London | Rare Books Club | 1166 | 45 | |
| Kerridge, R. and de Ruiter, R. | 2009 | The tokens, metallic tickets, checks and passes of West Sussex, 1650-1950. | England | Privately published | 44/5 | 23 |
Similar objects
Find number: SUSS-DC27E8
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Seventeenth century copper alloy traders token farthing issued by John Gittings of Chichester in Sussex. Williamson Vol 3. p.1166 Sussex no.46.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SUSS-5AE4A5
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A worn and corroded copper alloy traders token of John Hicks Boorman, dating to the late 18th century AD. Obverse legend: [EAST GRIN]STEAD HA…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: HAMP-EF26DE
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A post-medieval 17th century farthing trade token issued by John Gittings (Gittins) of Chichester, dating to 1648-72. The issuer lived in Nor…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618