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TOKEN
Unique ID: WREX-63C941
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy trade token dating c.1663.Obverse appears to have the cordwainers arms at the centre with the legend CONSTAN[TINE OVERTON].The reverse has the lettering HIS HALF PENY at the centre with IN SALOP [1663] around the edge. (Williamson 1891, 963 No. 84).
Diameter: 17.4mm; weight: 1.6g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1663
Date to: Exactly AD 1663
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th July 2017 - Thursday 5th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham museum entry receipt 1198
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Type: Unknown
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Cordwainers arms
Obverse inscription: CONSTAN[TINE OVERTON]
Reverse inscription: HIS HALF PENY IN SALOP [1663]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Atcham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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 | 963 | 84 |
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