Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-41F7C0
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval gold half guinea of George III (AD 1760-1820), Second Head, dating to AD 1769 (Spink 2959). Mint of London. Ref: Spink 1976: 205.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1769
Date to: Exactly AD 1769
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.16 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2021 - Monday 10th May 2021
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Half-guinea: George III (S 3731 - 3737)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned shield of arms
Reverse inscription: M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E 17/69
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2001 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
Find number: BUC-413EC0
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
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