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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DDB9A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy half penny of William III (1694-1702)
The coin is hardly worn. The edge is nibbled at the top on the obverse and a small area of the reverse is missing as a result of post depositional damage. It is dated 1696 on the coin.
Obverse: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS TERTIVS
Reverse: Britannia seated right, arm raised left, spear and shield right.
Reverse inscription: BRITANNI[A]
Dimensions: 28.12 mm diameter, 2.16 mm thick and it weighs: 8.59 grammes
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.16 mm
Weight: 8.59 g
Diameter: 28.12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: William III (S 3554 - 3556)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS TERTIVS
Reverse description: Britannia seated right, arm raised left, spear and shield right.
Reverse inscription: BRITANNI[A]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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