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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-5573EA
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable coin. Milled farthing, probably a private or commercial issue imitating a coin of George II (1727-1760). Thinner than a regular issue and consequently creased. Dated 1744, which was the second year of the reign in which official halfpennies were issued.
Obverse description: Bust cuirassed left.
Obverse inscription: GE[---]
Reverse description: Circumferential inscription, date below exergual line: possibly 1744; motif lost to wear.
Reverse inscription: probably BRITAN NIA
Diameter: 23.0mm, Thickness: 0.9mm, Weight: 2.46gms, 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 1744
Date to: Exactly AD 1744
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.46 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36867
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: George II of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing: George II (S 3720 - 3722)
Obverse description: Bust cuirassed left
Obverse inscription: GE[---]
Reverse description: Circumferential inscription, date below exergual line: 1744
Reverse inscription: probably BRITAN NIA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Authorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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