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TOKEN
Unique ID: NLM-95730D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy token. Milled token, possibly a deliberately irregular halfpenny issued privately under the reign of George III (1760-1820), or for gaming use.
Obverse description: Possibly caricatured bust right.
Reverse description: Rider on spirited charger right. The horse resembles that on Macedonian coins, presumably in deferential imitation of a Classical theme. This might also reference the statue of William III in Hull.
Diameter: 25.3mm, Weight: 10.57gms, die axis: 9
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1760
Date to: Circa AD 1820
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.57 g
Diameter: 25.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26322a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: 18th century master
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: 18th century master: c. 1700 - c. 1800
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Possibly caricatured bust right
Reverse description: Rider on spirited charger right.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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