SOM-B7649A: Post-Medieval token: farthing issued by Samuel Bindon in Taunton

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Unique ID: SOM-B7649A

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Post-Medieval copper alloy trade token farthing issued by Samuel Bindon in Taunton, dating to AD 1648-1672; Williamson (1891: 987), Somerset 236.

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 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1672

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 19491

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A pair of scales
Obverse inscription: SAMVE . BINDEN . IN
Reverse description: B flanked by lozenges over S S with flower between
Reverse inscription: TAVNTON . SOMMERSET
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Lydeard St Lawrence CP

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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