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TOKEN
Unique ID: HAMP-EE5926
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval 17th century farthing trade token issued by William English of Portsmouth, dated 1667 to the reverse.
Reference: Williamson Hampshire 141.
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 1667
Date to: Circa AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 476
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A paschal lamb.
Obverse inscription: [WI]LLIAM . ENGLISH .
Reverse description: E // W I
Reverse inscription: (star) IN . PORTSMOVTH 1667
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Winchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | Hampshire 141 |
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