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Description: | A copper-alloy Post Medieval token halfpenny of Zachariah Lightwood of Yoxall, Staffordshire dated to AD 1671.This token is Williamson no. 103 (Dickinson p202). On the obverse of the token is depicted the letters I Z K in the field with three maybe four six petalled flowers. On the reverse is depicted the Ironmongers arms (a shield with a chevron pattern in the center depicting chain links. Diameter: 20 mm; thickness: 0.94 mm. Weight: 1.3g.The token is a dark green in colour with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Reference:Dickinson, M 'Seventeenth Century tokens of the British Isles and their Values' , Seaby, 1986.
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