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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-6E74DB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy half penny of George I or George III dating to the period AD1714 to 1820, mint of London.
Notes:
This find was recorded at a rally and therefore the identification and photograph may not be of our usual standard.
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 1714
Date to: Exactly AD 1820
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.21 mm
Weight: 4.96 g
Diameter: 27.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Sunday 1st February 2015
Rally details.
This object was found at West Crewkerne 01/02/2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Rally ticket 286
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Uncertain
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (copper alloy)
Category: Modern
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Initial mark: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: West Crewkerne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST4108
Four figure Latitude: 50.86847754
Four figure longitude: -2.83980291
1:25K map: ST4108
1:10K map: ST40NW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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