BERK-8011D3: Post-medieval trade token farthing of Thomas Mathewes of Burford, Oxfordshire

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Unique ID: BERK-8011D3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Thomas Mathewes at the Bear, Burford, Oxfordshire. Williamson (1967, 925) Oxfordshire no. 48, dating to 1648-1672.

This token has been squashed, and is distended to one side. It measures 18.27 mm in length, 14.63 mm in width and weighs 0.6 g

Notes:

Rally Record 45

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 1648
Date to: Exactly AD 1672

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.27 mm
Width: 14.63 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th September 2016

Rally details.

This object was found at XP Rally Milton-under-Wychwood 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: A bear with a chain
Obverse inscription: THO[MAS MAT]HEW[ES] . AT, star initial mark
Reverse description: Initials: M / T [E], arranged in a triad
Reverse inscription: TH[E BEARE IN BVRFORD]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Shipton-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2616
Four figure Latitude: 51.84200253
Four figure longitude: -1.62401256
1:25K map: SP2616
1:10K map: SP21NE
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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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 925 48

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Audit data

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

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