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Unique ID: IOW-763384
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by John Hooke of Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664 (Champion 1995: 43, ref: 105).
Obverse: IOHN.HOOKE.NEWPORT; The Grocers' Arms: A chevron between nine cloves, three, three and three
Reverse: IN.THE.ISLE.OF.WIGHT; H/I E in field
Diameter: 14.7mm. Weight: 0.83g. DA=12:12.
Champion, A. F., 1995. Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight. Privately Published.
Class: Trade token
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th March 2013
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Other reference: IOW2013-4-21
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: The Grocers' Arms: A chevron between nine cloves, three, three and three
Obverse inscription: IOHN.HOOKE.NEWPORT
Reverse description: H/I E (H over I E)
Reverse inscription: IN.THE.ISLE.OF.WIGHT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
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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Champion, A.F. | 1995 | Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | Privately published | 43 | 105 |