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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-E48BC6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval coin, a sixpence of William III, dating from 1695 - 1702. It has been bent into an S shape and both faces have been rubbed smooth (presumably repurposed as a love token or luck piece) but with a loupe it is just possible to discern the 'VS' of GVGLIEMVS on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1695
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.34 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th May 2020 - Wednesday 27th May 2020
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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
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [GVGLIEM]VS [*******]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
To be known as: Heather
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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