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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-4CF0A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A gold guinea of George I, crowned cruciform shield with sceptres reverse, mint of London, dated AD 1726.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1726
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.2 g
Diameter: 24.9 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: George I of Great Britain
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Guinea: George I (S 3628 - 3634)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS DG M BR FR ET HIB REX F D
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: 1756 BRVN ET L DVX SR IA TH ET EL
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Barmby Moor (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7749
Four figure Latitude: 53.931409
Four figure longitude: -0.82874
1:25K map: SE7749
1:10K map: SE74NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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