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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-C0B4B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy token halfpenny of Edward Whistler of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1667 on token (Champion 1995: 59, ref. 118). Not in Williamson.
Obverse: EDWARD WHISTLER [OF]; 1667 in field
Reverse: NEWPORT [IN Ye] ISLE OF WIGHT; HIS/HALFE/PENNY in field
Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 0.72g. DA=12:3.
Champion, A. F., 1995. Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight. Privately Published.
Class: Trade token
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-270
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: 1667 in field
Obverse inscription: EDWARD WHISTLER [OF]
Reverse description: HIS/HALFE/PENNY in field
Reverse inscription: NEWPORT [IN Ye] ISLE OF WIGHT
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion, A.F. | 1995 | Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | Privately published | 59 | 118 |
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