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Unique ID: BERK-831DDC

Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Post Medieval Angel halfpenny trade token issued by Benjamin Marshall of Doncaster, Yorkshire, between AD 1648 and 1672. The angel may refer to the name of a pub. Williamson (Yorkshire) no. 77.

Notes:

Part PAS Oxfordshire & West Berkshire Museum Object Entry Form No 2010

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1672

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd May 2017

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: An Angel with wings addorsed
Obverse inscription: BENJAMIN MARSHALL IN
Reverse description: Within a beaded border and in a triangular format the letters *M*, B * F, *
Reverse inscription: DONCASTER HIS HALF PENNY *
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Maids Moreton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7035
Four figure Latitude: 52.00902789
Four figure longitude: -0.98156584
1:25K map: SP7035
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

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

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