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TOKEN
Unique ID: SOM-B8DCF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy traders token farthing issued the town of Bridgwater in 1666 AD; Williamson (1891: 974), Somerset 48.
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 1666
Date to: Exactly AD 1666
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.22 g
Diameter: 20.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 4th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017353
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Not further defined
Group: Not further defined
Type: Unknown
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Three rosettes below date.
Obverse inscription: BRIDGWATER FARTHING 1666
Reverse description: Castle on bridge of 5 arches
Reverse inscription: THE ARMES OF BRIDGWATER
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Ilminster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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