File:Post-Medieval Coin, Half-farthing of George IV (FindID 889234).jpg

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Post-Medieval Coin: Half-farthing of George IV
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2018-02-15 13:30:55
Title
Post-Medieval Coin: Half-farthing of George IV
Description
English: A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy half-farthing of George IV (1820-1830), dating to the period 1828 or 1830 (date illegible on coin). This coin was produced for use in Ceylon. Spink: 3826.

Obverse: GEORGIUS [IV DEI GRATIA]; Laureate bust left, date below bust now illegible.

Reverse: [BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF]; Britannia seated right.

Diameter: 15.7mm. Weight: 1.24g. DA=12:12.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1828 and 1830
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1828-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 889234
Old ref: IOW-587DCE
Filename: IOW2018163.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/1002094
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1002094/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/889234
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