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LOT 3582
Great Britain. George III AE Evasion Halfpenny. 1760-1797.
Dated 1774. Imitation of the Regal Coinage. CLAUDUIS : ROMANUS •, laureate bust to right; [I]•C• below / DELECTAT RUS • ✿ C, female figure (Britannia?) seated to left, holding branch with her right hand and spear with her left; 1774 • below. Atkins 55. Near Fine.(6.21gr, 27mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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