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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-C8DC6B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Milled quarter farthing of Victoria (1837-1901). Spink (2004, page 429) notes that quarter farthings were manufactured for use in Ceylon between 1839 and 1853.
Obverse description: Young bust coiffed left. Legend indistinct.
Reverse description: Britannia seated right, lighthouse left and ship right. Legend indistinct.
Diameter: 12.6mm, Weight: 0.46gms, die axis: 12
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 1839
Date to: Exactly AD 1853
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30386
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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