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TOKEN
Unique ID: IOW-C2A249
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Richard Dore of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1654 on token. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 99).
Obverse: [RICHARD DORE]; R D in field.
Reverse: [OF NEWPORT]; 1654 in field.
Diameter: 15.7mm. Weight: 1.21g. DA=12:6.
Richard Dore was a member of the Corporation, but in 1662 he and other members of that body were dismissed for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance. (see: 'The Antiquary' Vol. XLVIII, 1912, where there is an article on the Ledger Book of Newport, Isle of Wight, 1567-1799 by architect and antiquarian, Percy Stone).
Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1654
Date to: Exactly AD 1654
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.21 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Wednesday 1st August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-242
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: Other
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: R D in field
Obverse inscription: [RICHARD DORE]
Reverse description: 1654 in field
Reverse inscription: [OF NEWPORT]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | Hampshire (265, ref: 99) |
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