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Unique ID: IOW-17FAE3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy halfpenny token issued by Joseph Barton of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, c. 1664. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (261, ref: 55).
Obverse: IOSEPH BARTON; HIS/HALF/PENY (in field)
Reverse: IN WEST COWES; THE/KINGS/ARMS (in field)
Diameter: 20.8mm. Weight: 2.06g. DA=12:12.
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Class: Trade token
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1664
Date to: Circa AD 1664
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.06 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2015 - Sunday 20th September 2015
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Other reference: IOW2015-5-124
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: IOSEPH BARTON; HIS/HALF/PENY (in field)
Reverse description: IN WEST COWES; THE/KINGS/ARMS (in field)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 261, ref: 55 |