SOM-90AB06: Post Medieval token: farthing issued by the town of Newbury

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Unique ID: SOM-90AB06

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post-medieval copper alloy farthing trade token issued by the Borough of Newbury in Berkshire, dating to AD 1657 on token; Williamson (1891:28) Berkshire 51.

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 1657
Date to: Exactly AD 1657

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.28 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Tuesday 17th April 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 019938

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: 1657 W . B . N
Obverse inscription: [IN CO]VNTY OF BERKS
Reverse description: A castle with the battlements having three raised portions
Reverse inscription: [B]OROVGH OF N[EWBRY]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Buttermere (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3259
Four figure Latitude: 51.32920276
Four figure longitude: -1.54210254
1:25K map: SU3259
1:10K map: SU35NW
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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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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