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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C5F884
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Ralph Robins of Sandwich, Kent. Williamson (1967, 383) Kent no. 504, dated 1655 (on token)
It measures 15 mm in diameter, 0.8 mm in thickness and weighs 0.7 g. The token has suffered some very minor circumferential losses but is effectively complete.
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 1655
Date to: Exactly AD 1655
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd October 2016
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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: Rigged sailing ship
Obverse inscription: RALPH ROBINS
Reverse description: Initials: . R . / R . S, arranged in a triad
Reverse inscription: IN SANDWICH . 1655
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
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 | 383 | 504 |
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