OXON-EF5497: Post Medieval farthing

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COIN

Unique ID: OXON-EF5497

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A very worn Post Medieval copper alloy farthing of William III (e.g. NLM-F11214) or George I (e.g. NLM-E08BFB). Reverse depicting Britannia seated left

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 2.99 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th January 2022 - Monday 16th January 2023

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OMS receipt 2742

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Initial mark: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ramsden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3614
Four figure Latitude: 51.82346824
Four figure longitude: -1.47907475
1:25K map: SP3614
1:10K map: SP31SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: OXON
Created: 11 months ago
Updated: 11 months ago

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