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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-8E4B97
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver sixpence of William III dating from AD1697-1701. Third style bust and late harp, mint is London. Spink 3538
Obverse: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA laureate bust right
Reverse: [...] cruciform shields
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1697
Date to: Circa AD 1701
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.98 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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 bust rigth
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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