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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-B50046
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn but complete tin farthing of William and Mary, dating to the post-medieval period. There is a copper plug in the centre of the coin, that was inserted in an attempt to curb counterfeiting. The date on the coin is worn and cannot be read, but these were issued between AD 1689 and 1692.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1689
Date to: Circa AD 1692
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 7.8 g
Diameter: 22.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.805
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: William and Mary
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (tin): William and Mary (S 3450 - 3451)
Obverse description: Double profile busts of William and Mary
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Britannia seated
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Boxford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4272
Four figure Latitude: 51.44543897
Four figure longitude: -1.39705046
1:25K map: SU4272
1:10K map: SU47SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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