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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-3E8DCC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver shilling probably of William III, possibly intended to be a love token. Reverse: [ ]; crowned cruciform shields.
Obverse: [GVLI]ELMVS III [DEI GRA]; laureate bust right.
The coin is worn and has been bent this may suggest that it was re-used as a love token. However it has not been bent into the typical S-shape and therefore it may also be post-depositional damage.
Dimensions: 26mm in diameter, 5.35g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1695
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.35 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Friday 19th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: William III (S 3497 - 3519)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [GVLI]ELMVS III [DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields.
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
District: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Marple
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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