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Description: | Post Medieval silver twopence (halfgroat) of the Commonwealth (1649-1660), minted at London, AD 1649-1660, North (1991:206) no. 2728. The coin has been bent in two places to give it an S-shaped profile. It has also been pierced twice, at 12 and 5 on the obverse. The piercings are circular and half way between the edge and centre. The burrs around the edge and distortion suggest the upper hole has been pierced from the back and the lower from the front, possibly suggesting they were done together after the coin was folded. there is a small tear between the lower hole and the edge. Folding and piercing of coins is common in this period and they are often thought to be love tokens. In this case a political or religious (associaion with St George) reason for wearing such a coin is also possible.
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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