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TOKEN
Unique ID: DEV-9369E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A postmedieval silver token for sixpence, issued at Barnstaple, North Devon.
Obverse: DEVONSHIRE SILVER TOKEN FOR VI PENCE / FOR CONVENIENCE OF CHANGE; Reverse: ISSUED AT BARNSTAPLE 14 NOVEMBER 1811/ BY MESSRS JOS EVANS, JOHN BOWAY, MICHL NOTT & R GRIBBLE.
Notes:
Rally ref 832
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1811
Date to: Exactly AD 1811
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th September 2013
Rally details.
This object was found at Buckland Brewer, Devon 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: Prince of Wales feathers
Obverse inscription: DEVONSHIRE SILVER TOKEN FOR VI PENCE / FOR CONVENIENCE OF CHANGE
Reverse description: (Inscription)
Reverse inscription: ISSUED AT BARNSTAPLE 14 NOVEMBER 1811/ BY MESSRS JOS EVANS, JOHN BOWAY, MICHL NOTT & R GRIBBLE.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Torridge (District)
Parish or ward: Parkham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS4021
Four figure Latitude: 50.96614126
Four figure longitude: -4.27996209
1:25K map: SS4021
1:10K map: SS42SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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