ESS-1C2872: A Post Medieval copper alloy trader's token of Arthur Gale of Hadleigh, dated AD 1664.

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Unique ID: ESS-1C2872

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval copper alloy trader's token of Arthur Gale of Hadleigh, dated AD 1664. The obverse inscription reads ARTHV[R . GALE .] 1664 with the Apothecaries' Arms in the centre. The reverse inscription is illegible but would have read IN . HADLEIGH, with a mullet initial mark. The initials A.A.G. are within a circle in the centre. A parallel is published in Williamson (1967, 1082, no. 140).

Dimensions: diameter: 15.97 mm; weight: 0.80g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Date to: Circa AD 1664

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 15.97 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Apothecarie's arms.
Obverse inscription: ARTHVR . GALE
Reverse description: G // AA
Reverse inscription: IN HADLEIGH
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
Parish or ward: Hadleigh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0342
Four figure Latitude: 52.03922261
Four figure longitude: 0.95841204
1:25K map: TM0342
1:10K map: TM04SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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