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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-12FD75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1695
Date to: AD 1698
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 9.44 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th March 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2007-3-24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS TERTIVS
Reverse description: Britannia with right hand raised
Reverse inscription: BRITAN NIA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2002 | Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 37th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 343 |
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