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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-D49DD8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token halfpenny issued by Robert Pittman of Mere, Wiltshire. Williamson (1967, 1242) Wiltshire no. 154, dated 1668 (on token).
It measures 18.75mm in diameter, 0.43mm in thickness and weighs 0.582g. The token is very worn.
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 1668
Date to: Exactly AD 1668
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.43 mm
Weight: 0.582 g
Diameter: 18.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th August 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Legend in three lines: HIS / HALFE / PENNY
Obverse inscription: ROBERT . [PITTMAN] . OF
Reverse description: The Drapers' Arms
Reverse inscription: [MEE]R[E] DR[AP]ER 166[8]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 1242 | 154 |
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