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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-8A8E92
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Milled cartwheel penny of George III (1760-1820), second issue, 1797, Birmingham Soho mint.
Obverse description: Bust laureate draped right; legend on rim.
Obverse inscription: GEORGIUS III . D G REX
Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft.
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIA
Diameter: 35.5mm, Weight: 24.21gms, die axis: 6.
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 1797
Date to: Exactly AD 1797
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 24.21 g
Diameter: 35.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30176
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Mint or issue place: Birmingham
Category: Modern
Type: Penny: George III (S 3759 - 3761)
Obverse description: Bust laureate draped right; legend on rim
Obverse inscription: GEORGIUS III . D G REX
Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft.
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Keelby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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