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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.268
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Half-Penny Coin
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1770-1779
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184165

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper
Dimensions
2.8 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
6.1 g
Denomination
half-penny
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: GEORGIUS III [REX]
  • inscription: 177[?], reverse: [BRITANNIA 177?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur W. Arundel, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.268
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: George III in right profile, in Roman dress; reverse: seated Britannia, facing left, holds up olive branch.

Verification Level

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