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A Post Medieval copper-alloy coin. The coin is a cartwheel penny of George III (AD1760 - 1820). The coin is dated 1797. See Spink (2011 edition), reference number 3777, p 417 for a similar example.
Notes:
Cookworthy Museum finds day May 2014
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1797
Date to: Exactly AD 1797
Quantity: 1
Weight: 24.81 g
Diameter: 34.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th May 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Category: Modern
Type: Penny (copper): George III (S 3777, 3780)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [GEORGIVS III DG REX]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
Reverse inscription: [BRITANNIA] 1797
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SX7248
Four figure Latitude: 50.31800237
Four figure longitude: -3.79927602
1:25K map: SX7248
1:10K map: SX78NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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