Record ID: CORN-DA5526
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Alexander Peake of Topsham, Devon. Dickinson (1986, 50) Devon no. 339B (reassigned from Williamson (Surrey) no. 70, where it was assumed to relate to Epsom), dated 1655 (on token). It measures 14.8 mm in diameter, 0.6 mm in thickness and weighs 0.67 g
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-4A7DC7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring with the hoop in the form of a belt strap and buckle. The miniature belt buckle is at one end of the hoop, and the belt strap runs through the buckle with two circular knops, one representing the pin, and a transverse ridge, like a miniature belt stud, on this end of the strap. This end of the strap then sits proud of the rest of the hoop, about 2 mm above it; the bare end of the strap then overlaps the round at a slight angle. The buckle is a single loop with a recessed outer edge. The strap itself has a relief inscription in roman lettering: MATER+DEI+M…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2012
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