WAW-B190C5: Modern coin: half-sovereign of Victoria

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-B190C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early Modern gold half-soveregin of Victoria (AD 1837-1901). Type A5 (Spink 3861) dating to AD 1881. London mint. Spink (2000: 383).

Obverse: fifth young head left. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1881

Reverse: crowned shield, no die number below sheild. BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:

Coin measures 19mm in diameter.

Notes:

Photogrpahs and dimensions kindly supplied by the finder via email.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1881

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th June 2022

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

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Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Abthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6545
Four figure Latitude: 52.09952874
Four figure longitude: -1.05250143
1:25K map: SP6545
1:10K map: SP64NE
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. 383	no. 3861

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Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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