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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-EF9557
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and bent post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of William Hannam of Newport, Isle of Wight. Issued c. 1664. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 103).
Obverse: WILL.HANNAM.NEW; The Tallow-Chandlers' Arms: Per fesse and per pale, three doves each holding an olive branch
Reverse: PORT.ISLE.WITE; Initials: W H in field
Diameter: 14.1mm. Weight: 0.42g. DA=12:12.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.42 g
Diameter: 14.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-307
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: The Tallow-Chandlers' Arms: Per fesse and per pale, three doves each holding an olive branch
Obverse inscription: WILL.HANNAM.NEW
Reverse description: Initials: W H in field
Reverse inscription: PORT.ISLE.WITE
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 265, ref: 103 |
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