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TOKEN
Unique ID: SOM-CE99CA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy traders token halfpenny issued by the portreeve in Yeovil, Somerset in AD 1668. Williamson (1891:995), Somerset 326.
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 1668
Date to: Exactly AD 1668
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Thursday 26th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017325
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: 1668 with three flowers above and below, central flowers larger than those flanking. Within inner circle of pellets.
Obverse inscription: (cinquefoil) MADE. BY. THE. PORTREEVE. OF. // 1668
Reverse description: E R under double arched crown within inner circle of pellets.
Reverse inscription: (cinquefoil) THE. BOROVGH. OF. YEOVILL. // E R
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: West and Middle Chinnock CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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