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Post-medieval halfpenny token
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2015-08-20 16:25:59
Title
Post-medieval halfpenny token
Description
English: A copper alloy Emsworth halfpenny token commemorating the Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Howe's, victory in a sea battle over the French on 1 June 1794. The obverse legend is EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE and depicts a bust of Earl Howe facing left with a pigtail and a plain cocked hat. The reverse legend is RULE BRITANNIA and depicts Britannia seated facing left and leaning on a shield with her left arm which is holding an olive branch. In her right hand is a spear. The edge of the coin is inscribed EMSWORTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE BY IOHN STRIDE.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date 1794
date QS:P571,+1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 736322
Old ref: WILT-B6AD01
Filename: WILTB6AD01.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/530057
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/530057/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/736322
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