Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
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Unique ID: BERK-AE7E89
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn tin and copper alloy farthing of William and Mary (AD 1688-1694), dated 16989. The coin is made from tin and has a hole in the centre for a copper alloy plug - this was to try and stop counterfeiting.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1689
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Diameter: 22.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 7th May 2014
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Other reference: 2014.135
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Incomplete
Ruler/issuer: William and Mary
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (tin): William and Mary (S 3450 - 3451)
Obverse description: Cuirassed busts of William and Mary, right
Obverse inscription: [GVLLELMVS ET MARIA]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft
Reverse inscription: [BRITANNIA 16]89
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP3622
Four figure Latitude: 51.89539254
Four figure longitude: -1.47824386
1:25K map: SP3622
1:10K map: SP32SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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