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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-D8DE27
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver sixpence of Anne (AD 1702-1714), minted at London and dated 1705 on coin.
Obverse: ANNA.DEI.GRATIA.; Bust coiffed and draped left
Reverse: MAG/BRI.FR/ET.HIB/REG 17 05; Cruciform arrangement of shields with Arms of, France, Scotland and Ireland.
Diameter: 21.0mm. Weight: 2.73g. DA=12:6.
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 1705
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.73 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-508
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Anne of Great Britain
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: Anne (S 3590 - 3594, 3619 - 3624)
Obverse description: Bust coiffed and draped left
Obverse inscription: ANNA.DEI.GRATIA
Reverse description: Cruciform arrangement of shields with Arms of, France, Scotland and Ireland
Reverse inscription: MAG/BRI.FR/ET.HIB/REG 17 05
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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
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