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Description: | A hoard of 13 George III silver coins. 6 x sixpences and 7 x shillings.Description of all Shillings:Obverse: laureate head right. GEOR:III:DG: - BRITT:REX F:D:Reverse: HONI.SOIT.Q - MAL.V.PENSE within garter surrounding central sheild of arms.Shilling dates: 2 x 1806; 2 x 1817; 1 x 1819; 2 x 1819.24mm diameter. Weight ranges from 5.46g to 5.56g.Description of all sixpenses:Obverse: laureate head right. GEOR:III:DG: - BRITT:REX F:D:Reverse: HONI.SOIT.Q - MAL.V.PENSE within garter surrounding central sheild of arms.Sixpence dates: 3 x 1816; 1 x 1817; 1 x 1818; 1 x 1820.20 diameter. weight ranges from 2.68g to 2.77gOne of the 1816 sixpences has been counter stamped on the obverse, at the neck, with the initials JP.The counterstamped sixpence has some damage to the edge. Otherwise all coins are in mint condition with no signs of use or wear.As these coins are of less than 300 years old, please note that they have NOT been reported as Treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act. Instead, they are recorded here as items of local interest due to their good condition and nature of their deposition.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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