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Issuer: B. W. H.
History note: No recorded provenance; probably ex Rattey Collection, given first half of 1917
Image(height): 35.5 mm
Image(width): 35.33 mm
Weight: 19.37 g
Method of acquisition: Unknown (2008)
Production date: AD 1788
Plain edge
Object composed of brass (alloy)
Inscription present: Female seated left with child kneeling left at her side, giving alms to old man standing right with child at his right, all in circle of points
Inscription present: Issuer's cipher beneath date
Accession number: CM.BI.2099-R
Primary reference Number: 165243
Dalton & Hamer: 1
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Halfcrown" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/165243 Accessed: 2024-12-18 16:58:54
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