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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-71457B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy halfpenny Conder token, dated 1794 in exergue on token.
OBVERSE: PROMISSORY HALFPENNY; Helmeted bust left.
REVERSE: PRO BONO PUBLICO; A large sailing ship in full sail right.
Peripheral legend illegible
Diameter: 28.0mm. Weight: 10.06g. DA=12:6.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1794
Date to: Exactly AD 1794
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.06 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th October 2017 - Sunday 29th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-249
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: PROMISSORY HALFPENNY
Reverse description: A large sailing ship in full sail right
Reverse inscription: PRO BONO PUBLICO
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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