BERK-C65235: Post-medieval token: London trade token

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Unique ID: BERK-C65235

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy 17th century half penny trade token issued by Mary Stringar from her coffee house in Little Trinity Lane, London in (AD) 1669. Williamson No. 3234 (London).

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 1669

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2015.355

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: A hand pouring from a coffee-pot into one of two cups on a table, on which are two tobacco-pipes.
Obverse inscription: MARY STRINGAR 1669
Reverse description: HER HALF PENY
Reverse inscription: IN LITTLE TRINITY LANE
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Warborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5994
Four figure Latitude: 51.64171552
Four figure longitude: -1.14878007
1:25K map: SU5994
1:10K map: SU59SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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