WAW-90DFD4: Post Medieval coin: tin halfpenny of William and Mary

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-90DFD4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Post Medieval tin halfpenny of William and Mary (AD 1689-94). Spink 3448. London mint. Spink (2000: 318). Coin is chipped around the edge.

Overall dimensions: 28.36mm in diameter, 3.38mm in thickness and 11.53g in weight.

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 1689
Date to: Circa AD 1694

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.38 mm
Weight: 11.53 g
Diameter: 28.36 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William and Mary
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny (tin): William and Mary (S 3447 - 3449)
Obverse description: Cuirassed and laureate double bust right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS ET MARIA
Reverse description: Britannia seated left with spear and shield.
Reverse inscription: [BRITANNIA]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tanworth-in-Arden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0971
Four figure Latitude: 52.33701116
Four figure longitude: -1.86933404
1:25K map: SP0971
1:10K map: SP07SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Spink and Son Ltd	2001	Coins of England and the United Kingdom	London	Spink and Son Ltd	p. 318	no. 3448

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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