LON-58A233: Post medieval copper alloy trade token

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Unique ID: LON-58A233

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post medieval copper alloy trade token farthing of George Carpenter from a mellman at wapping dating AD1648-1674. Parallel found in Williamson (Williamson 3285, p. 784).

Obverse: * GEORG . CARPENTER . IN = A wheatsheaf

Reverse: *WAPING. MELLMAN = G . M . C .

Demensions: Diameter: 16.1mm, Thickness: 0.8mm, and Weight: 0.91g.

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 actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1674

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 22nd April 2011

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A wheatsheaf
Obverse inscription: GEORG . CARPENTER . IN
Reverse description: G . M . C .
Reverse inscription: WAPING. MELLMAN

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Greenwich (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Peninsula (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3980
Four figure Latitude: 51.50185106
Four figure longitude: 0.0012356
1:25K map: TQ3980
1:10K map: TQ38SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found on Thames Foreshore
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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	784	3285

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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