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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-C03A41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. A privately minted halfpenny, probably issue of c.1800-1816.
Obverse description: Bust, possibly a long-haired figure or veiled, possibly left in laurel wreath.
Reverse description: A florid monogram of two or three characters.
Reverse inscription: [---]HALFP[--]
Diameter: 27.8mm, Weight: 6.77gms, die axis: probably 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: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1816
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.77 g
Diameter: 27.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36159
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George III (S 3774, 3778, 3781)
Obverse description: Bust, possibly a long-haired figure or veiled, possibly left in laurel wreath
Reverse description: A florid monogram of two or three indeterminate characters.
Reverse inscription: [---]HALFP[--]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: High Burnham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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