PUBLIC-4B3331: A post medieval, copper alloy trade token Farthing issued by Joseph Griffith in Southwark, dated 1659.

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Unique ID: PUBLIC-4B3331

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Joseph Griffith of Southwark, London. Williamson (1967, 1005) Southwark no. 44, dated to 1659 (on token).

It measures 15.5 mm in diameter and weighs 0.9 g

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 1659
Date to: Exactly AD 1659

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th May 2014

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A chequered square (no border)
Obverse inscription: IOSEPH • GRIFFITH, mullet initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: I G, with rosette between, all within a twisted wire inner circle
Reverse inscription: IN • SOVTHWARK 1659, mullet initial mark
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Recovered whilst searching on the Thames foreshore.
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Boyne, W. and Williamson, G.C.	1889	Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland	London		1005	44

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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