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TOKEN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A67F34
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Moyses Potter of Deal, Kent. Williamson (1967, 358) Kent no. 158, dating to 1648-1672.
It measures 15.6 mm in diameter, 0.6 mm in thickness and weighs 0.8 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 1648
Date to: Exactly AD 1672
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2017
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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 shield bearing the Bakers' Arms
Obverse inscription: MOYSES . POTTER . AT
Reverse description: Initials: M . P
Reverse inscription: DEAL . IN . KENT .
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 | 358 | 158 |
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