Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-8BE3C6
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver william II shilling. Issued between 1695 and 1699. Very worn.
Obverse: laureate bust right GVIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse: four shield arranged around a central lion rampant. REX16/9? MAG/BR.FRA/ET.HIB
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1695
Date to: Circa AD 1699
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.48 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th August 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: William III (S 3497 - 3519)
Obverse description: laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GVIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: four shield arranged around a central lion rampant.
Reverse inscription: REX16/9? MAG/BR.FRA/ET.HIB
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5853
Four figure Latitude: 52.172221
Four figure longitude: -1.153317
1:25K map: SP5853
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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