Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-F265B6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A 17th century farthing trade token of John Frey of Devizes, Wiltshire. Measures 16mm, die axis 12, exceedingly worn.
Obverse: Shield of the Grocers' Arms
JOH[N F]REY·OF
Reverse: [ I F]
[TH]E DE[VISES]
Reference: Williamson, Wiltshire 65; Norweb 5454b
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st May 2012 - Thursday 30th August 2012
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Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form 3956
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Shield of the Grocers’ Arms
Obverse inscription: JOH[N F]REY·OF
Reverse description: [ I F]
Reverse inscription: [TH]E DE[VISES]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Thompson, R.H. and Dickinson, M.J. | 1999 | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles The Norweb Collection Tokens of the British Isles, 1575-1750 Part VI Wiltshire to Yorkshire, Ireland to Wales | London | Spink & Son Limited | 5454b | ||
Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | Wiltshire 65 |