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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-6A6E91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn and corroded late 17th-/early 18th-century copper-alloy halfpenny of William III, London mint (1695-1701 AD; Spink 3554-3556)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1695
Date to: Exactly AD 1701
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 7.34 g
Diameter: 28.35 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3110
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: William III (S 3554 - 3556)
Obverse description: Bust laureate and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible [GVLIELMVS TERTIVS .]
Reverse description: Britannia seated facing left with right arm raised
Reverse inscription: Illegible [BRITAN-NIA . // ...]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Andover (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3845
Four figure Latitude: 51.202955
Four figure longitude: -1.457474
1:25K map: SU3845
1:10K map: SU34NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen, G.M., Sinclair, M. and Skingley, P. | 2004 | Coins of England and The United Kingdom | Spink and Sons Ltd | 345-346 | 3554-3556 |
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