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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-6E4087
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of William III (1689-1702) that has possibly been reused as a love token, judging by the folds in the object.
Evidence of reuse: Folds in coin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1696
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.86 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 20.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2011 - Friday 13th January 2012
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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: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: GVILLEMVS/III DIE GRA
Reverse description: Royal crowned cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: [MAG/B]RFRA/[ETHIB/REX..]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Lockton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8489
Four figure Latitude: 54.289732
Four figure longitude: -0.711055
1:25K map: SE8489
1:10K map: SE88NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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