SWYOR-FFDDA3: a post medieval token halfpenny issued by John Twigden of Northampton

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Unique ID: SWYOR-FFDDA3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy, post medieval trader's token: a halfpenny, issued by John Twigden of Northampton and dated 1666. It is 18.1mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 1.09gm. John Twigden was mayor of Northampton in 1660. A silver version of this token held in the Northampton Museum was probably a pattern. Reference: Williamson, Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century, Volume II, Number 85.

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 1666

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - Wednesday 29th August 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1955

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: A glove within a beaded circle.
Obverse inscription: IO[H]N [T]WIG[D]EN IN
Reverse description: An inscription in three lines, reading CREDE/SED/CAVE, within a beaded circle.
Reverse inscription: NO[R]THAM[PTO]N
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Eggborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5523
Four figure Latitude: 53.700547
Four figure longitude: -1.168401
1:25K map: SE5523
1:10K map: SE52SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Dickinson, M.	1986	Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and Their Values		Spink and Son Ltd	number 85

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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