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TOKEN
Unique ID: GLO-08B811
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval trade token penny of Cork, Ireland, dating to 1659,
Obverse: THE ARMES OF CORK , a ship in full sail in between two castles,
Reverse: A CORK PENNY 1659, C C with vertical ornate scrolling between
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.61 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016 - Thursday 1st September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Denomination: Token penny
Obverse description: a ship in full sail in between two castles,
Obverse inscription: THE ARMES OF CORK
Reverse description: C C with vertical ornate scrolling between
Reverse inscription: A CORK PENNY 1659
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Saltford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST6867
Four figure Latitude: 51.40112086
Four figure longitude: -2.46139181
1:25K map: ST6867
1:10K map: ST66NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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