File:Post-Medieval Coin, Defaced Halfpenny of George III (FindID 827484).jpg
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[edit]Post-Medieval Coin: Defaced Halfpenny of George III | |||
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2017-01-30 10:30:04 |
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Title |
Post-Medieval Coin: Defaced Halfpenny of George III |
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Description |
English: Copper alloy coin. Halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), third issue, Birmingham mint, dated 1799. It is possible the coin was defaced as an act of political protest. A single round conical pit of diameter 4.6mm appears precisely centred on the King's head. This was struck with enough force to have formed a corresponding flat bulge of diameter 6.7mm on the reverse; it is unlikely a bullet of the period would cause such damage. The name of the monarch is also either differentially worn or erased. The defacing of the Royal image is technically a treasonable act. Republican sentiment was widespread in Britain before the long wars with Napoleonic France (c.1801-1815).
Obverse description: Bust laureate draped right. Obverse inscription: [---]S III DEI GRATIA REX Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft. Reverse inscription: [---]ITA[---] 1799 Diameter: 30.5mm, Weight: 11.87gms, die axis: 6 English: This coin is listed in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins under the ID 3778. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Lincolnshire | ||
Date |
1799 date QS:P571,+1799-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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FindID: 827484 Old ref: NLM-B70674 Filename: NLM34995.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/599374 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/599374/recordtype/artefacts Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/827484 |
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File change date and time | 09:54, 30 January 2017 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 09:54, 30 January 2017 |
Date metadata was last modified | 09:54, 30 January 2017 |
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