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Unique ID: LANCUM-242FD3
Object type certainty: Certain
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Edinburgh (Lothian) copper halfpenny token with shield on obverse and steelworker on reverse, legend on both sides and also on the rim, dated 1790.
Obv: [NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSIT] 1790 / St Andrew holding saltire cross with thistles either side
Rev: [EDINBURGH HALFPENNY] / Edinburgh Coat of Arms beneath anchor with thistles either side
Edge: PAYABLE. IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER
(Ian Hughes)
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 1790
Date to: Exactly AD 1790
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th June 2017 - Monday 12th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 1275
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Other
Group: Other
Type: 18th century master: c. 1700 - c. 1800
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: St Andrew holding saltire cross with thistles either side
Obverse inscription: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET. 1791
Reverse description: Edinburgh Coat of Arms beneath anchor with thistles either side
Reverse inscription: EDINBURGH HALFPENNY
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: Boothby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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