Record ID: HAMP-64E161
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn, broken and bent, probably irregular late 17th-century copper-alloy halfpenny of William III, first issue, London mint, dated '1795' AD (cf. Spink 3554). Around a quarter of the original flan survives after ragged old breaks. This may have been broken deliberately after it was discovered to be a fake. Suggestive features are an incorrect die axis measurement, an unbarred 'A' on the reverse and an unclear date which appears to read '1795'.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Leonards and St Ives CP', grid reference and parish protected.