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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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Post-Medieval Coin: Defaced Halfpenny of George III
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.
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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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/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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