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TOKEN
Unique ID: HAMP-C7A548
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper alloy halfpenny trade token of John Eede of Petworth, dated 1670 on the reverse (missing).
Reference: Norweb 5241; Williamson, Sussex 139
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 1670
Date to: Circa AD 1670
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th August 2016 - Thursday 4th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 438
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: [HIS] // [HAL]FE // PENY
Obverse inscription: [IO]HNEEDISVSSEX
Reverse description: [An ape smoking]
Reverse inscription: [P]ETWOR[TH 1670]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | Sussex, 139 |
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