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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-3BECC7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval milled coin - most probably a silver sixpence of William III. The coin has been heavily burnt and slightly distorted resulting in the loss of almost all detail. The external edge of the flan is milled where it is best preserved, as are small elements of the inscription. The coin measures: 18.6mm diameter, is 1.2mm thick and weighs 2.1 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1730
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00662
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)
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cleobury Mortimer
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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