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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-51E626

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver sixpence of William III, dated to 1696, the coin has been bent.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1696

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

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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
Obverse description: Right facing laureate bust of William III.
Obverse inscription: III...LEIMVS
Reverse description: 4 shields in a cross shape with a central circle with a lion inside.
Reverse inscription: ...X 1696
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ellesmere Port Town (Unitary Authority Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ3777
Four figure Latitude: 53.2862073
Four figure longitude: -2.94645772
1:25K map: SJ3777
1:10K map: SJ37NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Seaby, B.A.	1999	Coins of England and the United Kingdom	London	Spink and Son Ltd	281, nos. 3521- 3527

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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