Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-751AF8
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a copper alloy token showing a bust facing right commemorating Admiral Rodney's (1718-1792) victory over the French at the battle of Saintes in 1782. The reverse depicts a sailing ship.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1782
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.97 g
Diameter: 23.21 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th October 2014
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Other reference: 14-1256
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: Wigged bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [ADMIRAL] RODNEY
Reverse description: Saiing ship
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
4 Figure: SU2793
Four figure Latitude: 51.63516485
Four figure longitude: -1.61127505
1:25K map: SU2793
1:10K map: SU29SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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