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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-9C3391
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver sixpence of William III. Crowned cruciform shield reverse. York mint. AD 1696.
Spink (2013), pp 369, no 3525.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.02 mm
Weight: 2.53 g
Diameter: 20.94 mm
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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
Mint or issue place: York
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right with Y beneath
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: 1696 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Molescroft (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0040
Four figure Latitude: 53.84662226
Four figure longitude: -0.48149265
1:25K map: TA0040
1:10K map: TA04SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 369 | s3525 |
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