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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-15656D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token halfpenny issued by Thomas Chapman of Charing, Kent. Williamson (1967, 352) Kent no. 85, dated 1666 (on token).
The token measures 15.9mm in diameter and weighs 0.5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1666
Date to: Exactly AD 1666
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 15.92 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th April 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: A lion
Obverse inscription: THOMAS CHAPMAN AT Ye RED
Reverse description: Initials: C / T F / 1666
Reverse inscription: AT CHERING HOTH HIS 1/2 PENY
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
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 | 352 | 85 |
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