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COIN
Unique ID: KENT5258
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A gold half guinea of George II. Obverse: laurelled bust left. GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA. Reverse: shield with crown above. 1751 M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1751
Date to: AD 1751
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RMMDC record no. 74
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Milled
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: George II of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Half-guinea: George II (S 3681 - 3685)
Obverse description: Laurelled bust left
Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Shield with crown above
Reverse inscription: 1751 M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Brookland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9725
Four figure Latitude: 50.990678
Four figure longitude: 0.805697
1:25K map: TQ9725
1:10K map: TQ92NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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