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Issuer: Williams, John (Cornwall, C19th) (Uncertain)
History note: No provenance.
Image(height): 35.67 mm
Image(width): 35.96 mm
Method of acquisition: Unknown (2008-08-21)
Production date: AD 1811
Grained edge
Object composed of copper
Inscription present: View of pumping engine and winding machine with date beneath, all in circle with legend around
Inscription present: Fish left between tin ingots, four above and three below, all in circle with Legend around
Accession number: CM.BI.2392-R
Primary reference Number: 170180
Withers: 700
Davis: 19
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Penny" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170180 Accessed: 2024-11-14 17:08:10
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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170180
|title=Penny
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-14 17:08:10|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-170180
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