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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-42B8A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver love token possibly made from a Sixpence of William III. The irregular circular token has two folds, now flattened out and the folds are not parallel. The inscription has been removed by hammering out but two letters 'GV' still survive. The length is 19.8mm, the width is 17.6mm and the weight is 1.34g.
Class: Love Token
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1683
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Weight: 1.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM11466
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III and Mary II
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: GV[...]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Barton Upon Humber
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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