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Unique ID: IOW-40F6A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-Medieval, 17th century token farthing of Edward Burd of Shaston (Shaftesbury, Dorset). Initial mark: star.
Obverse: EDWARD B[VR]D; A lion rampant
Reverse: OF SHASTO[N]; E M B
Diameter: 15.56mm. Weight: 0.60g. DA=12:6.
Williamson 1889: Dorsetshire (188, ref: 136).
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.56 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th May 2012
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Other reference: IOW2012-1-249
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A lion rampant
Obverse inscription: EDWARD B[VR]D
Reverse description: E M B
Reverse inscription: OF SHASTO[N]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
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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Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | Dorsetshire (188, ref: 136) |