Rights Holder: Kent County Council
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Unique ID: KENT-E01838
Object type certainty: Certain
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A very worn and abraded post-medieval copper-alloy token farthing of an uncertain issuer and origin, dating to the 17th century (c.1648-1672). Detail is illegible
Measurements: 14.99mm in diameter, 0.67mm thick and 0.79g in weight
Discussion: During the mid-17th (c.1648-1672) century, due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private businesses to facilitate small change exchange.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1648
Date to: Circa AD 1672
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.67 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 14.99 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: English
Group: Not further defined
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
4 Figure: TQ8261
Four figure Latitude: 51.31899105
Four figure longitude: 0.6103993
1:25K map: TQ8261
1:10K map: TQ86SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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