Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: SUR-AA3F26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy trader's token issued by Thomas Mathewes at The Bear in Burford, c1650-1670. BW Oxford no 48.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1670
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.87 g
Diameter: 15.17 mm
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference: 17-842
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: A chained bear facing left
Obverse inscription: THOMAS MATHEWES AT
Reverse inscription: THE BEARE IN BVRFORD/TEM
4 Figure: SP2513
Four figure Latitude: 51.81507566
Four figure longitude: -1.63874301
1:25K map: SP2513
1:10K map: SP21SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.