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TOKEN
Unique ID: HAMP-138912
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and corroded, bent 17th-century copper-alloy post-medieval token farthing issued by the Mayor of Poole, Dorset, in 1667 AD (probably Williamson 108 (Dorset))
Class: Williamson Dorset 108
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 1667
Date to: Exactly AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th December 2011 - Thursday 1st March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3274
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Obverse description: Arms of the borough: A dolphin, the base wavy, in chief three escallops
Obverse inscription: * FO[R . THE] . MAIO[R] . OF YE . TOWN
Reverse description: Date: '.*.//1667//.*.'
Reverse inscription: AND . COVNTY . OF . POOLE
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Ringwood CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 184 | 108 |
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