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TOKEN

Unique ID: GLO-9D9469

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy Bristol token Date:1652 Obverse: C B / 1652 A BRISTOLL FARTHING Reverse: Port broadside partial view of a three-masted ship under sail and a fort Reverse THE ARMES OF BRISTOLL

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 1652

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.33 g
Diameter: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Wednesday 2nd August 2017

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: C B / 1652
Obverse inscription: A BRISTOLL FARTHING
Reverse description: Port broadside partial view of a three-masted ship under sail and a fort Reverse
Reverse inscription: THE ARMES OF BRISTOLL
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: Westbury-on-Severn (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO6913
Four figure Latitude: 51.81476354
Four figure longitude: -2.45109999
1:25K map: SO6913
1:10K map: SO61SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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