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Unique ID: LON-F74E77
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post medieval copper alloy trade token farthing of MEH from the Bird in Hand, East Smithfield dating AD1648-1674. Parallel found in Williamson (Williamson 1889, 589 ref. 925).
Obverse: *IN. EAST SMITHFIELD = .H. // M.E
Reverse: *AT. THE. BIRD. IN. HAND. (hand holding bird in centre)
Demensions: Diameter: 16.0mm, Thickness: 0.9mm, and Weight: 1.01g.
Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century. Elliot Stock: London.
Notes:
Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of trade tokens ceased. Pers comm Verity Anthony.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1674
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 16 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: .H. // M.E
Obverse inscription: IN. EAST SMITHFIELD
Reverse description: Hand holding bird in centre
Reverse inscription: AT. THE. BIRD. IN. HAND.
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Boyne, W. | 1889 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland | London | Rare Books Club | 589 | 925 |