Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-9E9781
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Milled farthing of George III (1760-1820); privately issued coin imitating the style and form of the Birmingham mint 'cartwheel' coinage of 1797.
Obverse description: Bust laureate right within prominent upstanding rim.
Obverse inscription: [G]EOR[---]
Reverse description: probably an exergual line, no other detail discerned.
Diameter: 22.1mm, Weight: 3.23gms, die axis: probably 6
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1797
Date to: Exactly AD 1797
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.23 g
Diameter: 22.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Other reference: NLM37774
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing: George III (S 3775, 3779, 3782)
Obverse description: Bust laureate right within prominent upstanding rim; legend enclosed by rim
Obverse inscription: G]EOR[---]
Reverse description: probably an exergual line
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.