1905 British halfpenny recovered from The Big Dig in Denny, which was an excavation that took place at Milton Row, Dunipace.
The fieldwork was part of a three-week archaeology festival hosted by Great Place Falkirk in September 2021.
The front of the coin features King Edward VII looking right. ‘EDWARD VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP’ is Latin, meaning ‘Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India’.
The reverse shows Britannia situated right with the words ‘HALF’ and ‘PENNY’ on either side.
Originally the halfpenny would have been a metallic brown colour as it was composed of bronze. As a result of oxidation over the years, the colour is now blue-green. I was keen to 3D model before cleaning to highlight this and to show what it looked like straight from the dig.
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