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Unique ID: DEV-8EA833
Object type certainty: Certain
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A postmedieval coin. The coin is a contemporary copy imitating a silver halfcrown of William III (1694 - 1702). . The coin is copper alloy with a silver wash on the surface. See Spink (2011 edition) numbers 3475 - 3496, p 360 - 363, for examples of silver halfcrowns.
Notes:
Recorded at a rally. Number 771.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1694
Date to: Exactly AD 1702
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.63 g
Diameter: 31.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st April 2013
This object was found at Membury April 2013
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Halfcrown: William III (S 3475 - 3496)
Obverse description: Bust facing left
Obverse inscription: G[...]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Shields arranged in cruciform
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST2705
Four figure Latitude: 50.839903
Four figure longitude: -3.038122
1:25K map: ST2705
1:10K map: ST20NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Seaby, B.A. | 1999 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 360 - 363 | 3475 - 3496 |