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TOKEN
Unique ID: SF-1F18F4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A coppper-alloy Post-Medieval halfpenny token struck for Iohn (John) Chesson, a haberdasher of Bury St Edmunds, dating to c. 1669. Williamson nop. 47.
Obverse: the Haberdashers arms within inner pelleted border, *IOHN CHESSON..
Reverse: 'HIS HALF PENNY' in three lines within inner pelleted border, OF BVRY 1669
Farthing trade tokens were first issued in 1648 as a response to the lack of small change, with halfpenny tokens following later. They were finally suppressed in 1674 under Royal Authority.
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 1669
Date to: Circa AD 1669
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.54 g
Diameter: 19.04 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 26th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Beck Row
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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