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TOKEN
Unique ID: SOM-B54A56
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy token farthing issued by the Constables of Taunton in 1667 AD; Williamson (1891:987), Somerset 227- 230.
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 1667
Date to: Exactly AD 1667
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19828
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Rebus; T over a tun, [two pellets flanking a rose above the T], two further roses flanking the base of the T.
Reverse description:
Reverse inscription:
Obverse inscription: A TAVNTON [FARTHING]
Reverse description: Unclear
Reverse inscription: [B]Y [THE] CO[NSTABLES 1667]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Combe St. Nicholas CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 |
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