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Unique ID: PUBLIC-727403
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper milled probable gaming token, or contemporary copy of a 19th-century sixpence of George III, date on coin unclear (cf. Spink 3791).
Obverse description: Head laureate facing right.
Obverse inscription: GEOR.III D.G. BRITT.REX FD [unreadable date in exergue]
Reverse description: Crowned shield of arms in cartouche within garter belt with royal motto.
Obverse inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
Diameter: 19 mm, weight: 1.7 g, die axis: 12
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1816
Date to: Circa AD 1819
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th May 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cheddelwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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