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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B7CC07
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702 AD), minted at London and dated 1696 on coin.
Obverse: GVLIELMVS III.DEI.GRA.; Laureate and draped bust facing right.
Reverse: 96.MAG.BR.[ ]HIB. REX; Four shields within which are a harp, one lion rampant, three lions passant and three fleurs-de-lis, all around a central circle with the lion of Nassau within, creating a cruciform shape.
The coin is very worn with one bend. Possibly a love token.
Evidence of reuse: Possibly a love token
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1696
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 21.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-171
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III.DEI.GRA.
Reverse description: Four shields within which are a harp, one lion rampant, three lions passant and three fleurs-de-lis, all around a central circle with the lion of Nassau within, creating a cruciform shape
Reverse inscription: 96.MAG.BR.[ ]HIB. REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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