OXON-37879B: Post-Medieval trade token: farthing issued by Richard Groves of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

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Unique ID: OXON-37879B

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A very worn Post-Medieval copper alloy trade token farthing issued by Richard Groves of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire dating to AD 1659 on the token. Williamson Oxfordshire 68 (Williamson 1891, 927).

Class: Williamson Oxfordshire 68

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 1659
Date to: Exactly AD 1659

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.78 mm
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 16 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th February 2020 - Wednesday 4th March 2020

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OMS receipt 2320

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Token farthing
Obverse description: A wild man in a grove
Obverse inscription: [RICHARD. G]RO[VES . 1659]
Reverse description: R . E . G. G above R and the E
Reverse inscription: [OF . CHIPPING . NORTON]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Stonesfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3918
Four figure Latitude: 51.85922951
Four figure longitude: -1.43509981
1:25K map: SP3918
1:10K map: SP31NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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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Audit data

Recording Institution: OXON
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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