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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-E72EC7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and badly corroded 17th century farthing trade token of Richard (possibly Clarke) from Sandwich in Kent dated 1656. Illegible obverse central field with the inscription RICHARD * ( ) LA( )KE * The reverse central field has the letter C with two illegible letters beneath and the inscription 1656 * IN * SANDWICH *
Inscription:
RICHARD * ( ) LA( )KE * 1656 * IN * SANDWICH *
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1656
Date to: Exactly AD 1656
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.69 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 15.86 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th April 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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