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COIN
Unique ID: SF-9E37B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver sixpence of William III, dated on the coin to 1697 AD. As Spink no. 3531. The coin has been deliberately bent to produce an S-shaped profile.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1697
Date to: Circa AD 1697
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.75 g
Diameter: 21.11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Muck Pad
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS-III.DEI.GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: 97.MAG/BR.FRA/ET.HIB/REX.16
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Badingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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