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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-39B0F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver post-medieval shilling of William III (AD 1694-1702). Date 1696, London mint with milled edge. Similar to Spink (2011) 3497. The staining on this coin's surface matches that of a 1697 William III sixpence (BERK-39D051), suggesting that the two were together in the ground and therefore a potential Treasure case although the finder may have cleaned the coins. A third coin may also have been found with the first two.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1696
Date to: Circa AD 1697
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.41 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
Diameter: 24.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 5th February 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2012.419
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: William III (S 3497 - 3519)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA'
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shield
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1696
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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Find number: BERK-39D051
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A silver milled shilling of William III (1694-1702), first bust, dated 1697. Mint of London. As Spink 3497.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete silver milled shilling of William III (1694-1702), dating 1696. Mint of London. Spink 3497.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
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