FAJN-AC9842: Post-medieval token

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TOKEN

Unique ID: FAJN-AC9842

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A copper-alloy farthing token of John Hodgshens of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire; Williamson 98 (Oxfordshire).

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 1679

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 16 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A pair of shears
Obverse inscription: IOHN.HODGSHENS
Reverse description: H I.K in two lines (H above I.K.)
Reverse inscription: IN.HENLEY.ON.THAMES
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Henley-on-Thames (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7582
Four figure Latitude: 51.5319359
Four figure longitude: -0.92016144
1:25K map: SU7582
1:10K map: SU78SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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