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TOKEN
Unique ID: HAMP-25D5D8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and twice creased Post-Medieval 17th century halfpenny trade token of Southampton, Hampshire, dating to 1669.
Obverse: THE CORPORATION OF SOUTHAMTONS HALFPENY (in seven lines)
Reverse: Arms of Southampton; per fess three roses
Date: [1669]
Reference: Williamson, Hampshire 184
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1669
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Sunday 30th June 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3623
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: THE CORPORATION OF SOUTHAMTONS HALFPENY (in seven lines)
Reverse description: Arms of Southampton; per fess three roses
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Ringwood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, R.H. and Dickinson, M.J. | 1992 | The Norweb Collection, Tokens of British Isles 1575-1750, Part 3. Hampshire to Lincolnshire | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 43 | 2002 | |||
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | Hampshire 184 |
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