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TOKEN
Unique ID: HAMP-06C41D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper alloy farthing trade token of Henry Morris of Farnham, Surrey, dating to 1648-72.
Reference: Williamson, Surrey 82.
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: 0.77 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 649
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: The Fishmongers' Arms.
Obverse inscription: HENRY.MO[RRIS ]O[F]
Reverse description: [M] // H E
Reverse inscription: [F]ARNHAM.IN.[SVRREY]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Winchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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 | Surrey 82 |
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