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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-286453
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Post Medieval silver sixpence of William III, 1694-1702. The coin has been re-used, bent twice to form a 'love token'.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1694
Date to: AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 2.13 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th May 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Obverse description: very worn right facing laureate bust
Obverse inscription: G[VLIEMVSIIIDEIGRA]
Reverse description: cross made up of shields
Reverse inscription: MAGBRFRAETHIBREX(16--)
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: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Stoke Golding (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3997
Four figure Latitude: 52.569433
Four figure longitude: -1.426022
1:25K map: SP3997
1:10K map: SP39NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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