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Modern token of George III reverse
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Graham Bould, 2013-05-30 11:24:10
Title
Modern token of George III reverse
Description
English: A copper milled probable gaming token, or contemporary copy of a 19th-century sixpence of George III, date on coin unclear (cf. Spink 3791).

Obverse description: Head laureate facing right.

Obverse inscription: GEOR.III D.G. BRITT.REX FD [unreadable date in exergue]

Reverse description: Crowned shield of arms in cartouche within garter belt with royal motto.

Obverse inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

Diameter: 19 mm, weight: 1.7 g, die axis: 12

Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 1816 and 1819
date QS:P571,+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 562565
Old ref: PUBLIC-727403
Filename: Token George III reverse.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/428111
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/428111/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/562565
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