Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-F78208
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead impression of a farthing of George II (AD 1727-1760).The impression is of the obverse of a farthing and found in association with a farthing: DUR-F5F2BA, and other impressions DUR-F68FA, DUR-F6C199, DUR-F70B82, DUR-F72394, DUR-F731CD, DUR-F74A9D, DUR-F76F42, DUR-F791D5 and DUR-F6B2FD.
The outer flan of the impression has been roughly cut and unfinished and a large portion of the object is missing due to an old break.
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: 30.44 mm
Width: 29.22 mm
Thickness: 2.96 mm
Weight: 9.4 g
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
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.
No references cited so far.