Rights Holder: St. Albans District Council
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Unique ID: BH-C1AF55
Object type certainty: Certain
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A late 17th century copper-alloy token farthing. This token was issued by John Smith, presumably of the Sun Tavern, Bridewell Stairs/Steps (Fleet Street) and is a variant of Williamson no. 422 (1967: Vol. 2, p. 547).
Diameter: 15.5mm; thickness: 0.9mm. Weight: 0.91g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1690
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Other reference: Ver 14/105 - 6
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Sun
Obverse inscription: IOHN SMITH ON
Reverse description: I S S
Reverse inscription: [BRID]EWELL STARES
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd |