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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-A4997A
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Joseph Whithead of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1664 on token. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (266, ref: 118).
Obverse: IOSEPH WHITHEAD.IN; 1664 in field
Reverse: NEWPORT.ILE.OF.WITE; W/I K in field
Diameter: 14.5mm. Weight: 0.38g. DA=12:12.
It is recorded that in 1677, Widow Katherine Whithead was fined 5/- for having a "Roman" or stranger in her house.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Williamson Hampshire 118
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 1664
Date to: Exactly AD 1664
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th July 2015 - Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-1-292
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: 1664 in field
Obverse inscription: IOSEPH WHITHEAD.IN
Reverse description: W/I K in field
Reverse inscription: NEWPORT.ILE.OF.WITE
Die axis measurement: 12 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 | 266, ref: 118 |
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