Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-F72394
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A lead impression of a farthing of George II (AD 1727-1760).The impression is of the reverse of a farthing and found in association with a farthing: DUR-F5F2BA, and other impressions DUR-F68FA, DUR-F6C199, DUR-F70B82, DUR-F731CD, DUR-F74A9D, DUR-F76F42, DUR-F78208, DUR-F791D5 and DUR-F6B2FD.
The outer flan of the impression is rough and unfinished. The reverse has multiple sub-circular off-centre impressions.
The object may have been used as gaming pieces, tokens or jettons.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MODERN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MODERN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1727
Date to: Circa AD 1760
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.81 mm
Width: 34.84 mm
Thickness: 3.14 mm
Weight: 18.8 g
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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