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TOKEN

Unique ID: KENT-270843

Object type certainty: Certain
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A very worn Post-Medieval copper-alloy trade token farthing Issued during the mid 17th century in the name of Margery Furzer of Deptford then in Kent, dated 1667. Williamson (1889, 359) Kent no.173.

Description: Obverse: Date '1667' between two trefoils of three pellets flanking six petalled flower above and below, Legend: '+MARGERY.FVRZER:', initial mark of six petalled flower. Reverse: 'HIR HALF PENNY' in three lines, flower below. Legend: '+IN.D[EDFO]RD.+.'. Initial marks six petalled flower, legend followed by four petal aligned in cross.

Measurements: 18.63mm in diameter, 1.38mm thick and 1.65g in weight.

Discussion: During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private businesses to facilitate small change exchange

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 1667
Date to: Circa AD 1667

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.38 mm
Weight: 1.65 g
Diameter: 18.63 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Date '1667' between two trefoils of three pellets flanking six petalled flower above and below
Obverse inscription: +MARGERY.FVRZER:(initial mark of six petalled flower)
Reverse description: 'HIR HALF PENNY' in three lines, flower below
Reverse inscription: '+IN.D[EDFO]RD.+.(Initial marks six petalled flower, legend followed by four pellets aligned in cross.)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Lynsted with Kingsdown (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9359
Four figure Latitude: 51.2974063
Four figure longitude: 0.76698123
1:25K map: TQ9359
1:10K map: TQ95NW
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

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Updated: 4 years ago

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