Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Katie Hinds, 2009-08-28 14:08:05
Title
Post-Medieval coin : Half Guinea of George II
Description
English: A Post-Medieval (1738) gold Half guinea of George II, 21mm in diameter and weighing 4.15g. It has slight wear and minor scatches on reverse. Obverse: Young head laureate right GEORGIVS•II• DEI•GRATIA• Reverse: Crowned, garnished shield with the Hanoverian arms of Great Britain •MB F•ET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•S•R•IA•TET•E• 17 38 Date: 1738 Ref: Spink 3681A
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date
1738
date QS:P571,+1738-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 267137 Old ref: WILT-40CC44 Filename: Hiscock0809halfguinea.jpg
Credit line
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
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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