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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; farthing token; token
Brief description:
Token, Post-medieval copper alloy Norfolk farthing token of William Bateman, Great Yarmouth, dated 1656, with a merchant's mark, a '4' turned through 90 degrees above a B above a W on the obverse and a bugle above the initials VVB on the reverse
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
31.12.1894
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Bateman, William
Associated place:
England
Place status:
country
Associated place:
Norfolk
Condition:
fair
Current location:
Not on display - In store
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
16
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
0.90
Inscription content:
WILLIAM BATEMAN
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
VVG
Inscription position:
reverse field
Inscription content:
YARMOVTH 1656
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; farthing token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1894.76.257.105
Object production date:
1656
Date - earliest / single:
1656
Date - latest:
1656
Other number:
76.94(257.105)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/299e9be0-d808-331c-989f-9d72dbf7da6d

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/299e9be0-d808-331c-989f-9d72dbf7da6d, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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