CoinsBritish18th century
Half-Penny Coin
1770-1779
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Obverse: George III in right profile, in Roman dress; reverse: seated Britannia, facing left, holds up olive branch.
Dimensions
2.8 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 1/8 x 1/16 in.) 6.1 g
Provenance
Arthur W. Arundel, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974.
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