Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: NLM-0DD71F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Milled halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), fourth issue, Birmingham Soho mint, probably 1806, with a slightly concave flan and overweight.
Obverse description: small bust laureate draped right.
Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft.
Diameter: 29.7mm, Weight: 10.38gms, die axis: 6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1806
Date to: Exactly AD 1806
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.38 g
Diameter: 29.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM50012
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Mint or issue place: Birmingham
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George III (S 3774, 3778, 3781)
Obverse description: small bust laureate draped right
Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NLM-530733
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy coin. Milled halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), Birmingham Soho mint, 4th issue, dated 1806.
Obverse description: Bust laur…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-9B7CE4
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MODERN
Copper alloy
Coin. Halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), fourth issue of 1806-1807, milled, Soho mint, Birmingham.
Obverse description: Bu…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-FF24B2
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy coin. Milled halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), fourth issue of 1806, Birmingham Soho mint.
Obverse description: Bust laure…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618