Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-D74805
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and corroded copper alloy coin which is almost illegible but which may be a Dutch coin of the 16th or 17th century. The coin appears to be similar to a Duit or half Duit of Zeeland and may show a maiden sitting in a fence on the reverse. None of the details are visible. Compare SWYOR-6DCD16 which is slightly better preserved.
It is also possible that this object is a jetton, but it is too worn to identify.
The coin or jetton has been pierced with an oval hole.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.95 mm
Weight: 2.65 g
Diameter: 24.06 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th September 2012 - Wednesday 3rd October 2012
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Other reference: PAS form number 1991
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Duit
Ruler/issuer: Republic of the United Netherlands
Mint or issue place: Zeeland
Type: Republic of the United Netherlands: copper duit
Obverse description: illegible
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: (Maid sitting in enclosed fence with right hand raised)
Reverse inscription: illegible
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.