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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-22771B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy token halfpenny of William Hide, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, dated 1667 on token. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (274, ref: 237).
Obverse: WILLIAM HIDE HIS HALF PENY; H/W B (in field)
Reverse: IN SOVTH YARMOVTH 1667; A sailing ship left
Diameter: 19.2mm. Weight: 2.35g. DA=12:3.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1667
Date to: Exactly AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.35 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th April 2015 - Wednesday 29th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-1-214
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: H/W B (in field)
Obverse inscription: WILLIAM HIDE HIS HALF PENY
Reverse description: A sailing ship left
Reverse inscription: IN SOVTH YARMOVTH 1667
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, G.C. | 1967 | Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century | London | Seaby Ltd | 274, ref: 237 |
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