Warwickshire 238, Coventry (Dalton & Hamer, page 286)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Common
238. O: Lady Godiva on horseback. PRO BONO PUBLICO. Ex.: 1793. Head of figure
close to second O of BONO, period close to last letter of legend.
R: Elephant and castle (The arms of the city.) COVENTRY HALFPENNY. No period
at end of legend. N and Y nearly touch tail of elephant, and there is
a protuberance about the centre of the tail.
E: PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM LONDON OR BRISTOL.
238a. E: PAYABLE IN BEDWORTH HINKLEY OR NUNEATON.
238b. E: PAYABLE IN NUNEATON HINKLEY |||| OR |||| BEDWORTH.
238c. E: PAYABLE X AT X CRONEBANE X OR * IN * DUBLIN * * *
238d. E: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL.
238e. E: Milled.
238f. E: Milled //// (Addenda, page 545).
No. 238a, RRR. 238b, R. 238c, e, scarce. 238, d, common. 238a was not traced.
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