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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-AED08D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Milled halfpenny of George II (1727-1760), probably a privately minted copy of the halfpenny of 1746, distinguished from the official issue by the convex base of the obverse bust; issue of 1746-1760.
Obverse description: Bust laureate cuirassed left.
Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS II.REX
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
Diameter: 27.2mm, Weight: 7.68gms, 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 1746
Date to: Exactly AD 1760
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.68 g
Diameter: 27.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 29th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38671
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George II of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George II (S 3717 - 3719)
Obverse description: Bust laureate cuirassed left
Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS II.REX
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
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: Epworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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