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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-D454A9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval halfpenny trade token of John Edwards of Newport, Isle of Wight, issued in 1668. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 100).
Obverse: HIS HALFE PENY (in three lines); IOHN EDWARDS OF NEWPOR (T missing)
Reverse: IN Ye ISLE OF WHIGHT 1668; E//I/M in field
Diameter: 18.6mm. Weight: 2.46g. DA=1:3.
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 1668
Date to: Exactly AD 1668
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.46 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2016 - Sunday 9th October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-1-292
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: IOHN EDWARDS OF NEWPOR (T missing)
Obverse inscription: HIS HALFE PENY (in three lines)
Reverse description: E//I/M in field
Reverse inscription: IN Ye ISLE OF WHIGHT 1668
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
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 | 265, ref: 100 |
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