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TOKEN
Unique ID: SOM-826472
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing issued by Chris Allembridge at Yeovil in Somerset, Williamson Somerset 328, dated 1656 on the token. Ref: Williamson (1891:995).
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 1656
Date to: Exactly AD 1656
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.83 mm
Weight: 0.69 g
Diameter: 14.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th December 2018 - Monday 4th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 018336
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A pipe and a roll of tobacco
Obverse inscription: CHRI . ALLEMBERG
Reverse description: C.M.A
Reverse inscription: OF. [YEAVELL[ 1656
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Milborne Port
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 | 995 | 328 |
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