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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-03AF44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probable silver sixpence of William III which is worn and bent into an S-shaped profile. Coins bent in this manner are normally described as love tokens.
Diameter of coin:20.48 mm. Thickness 0.87 mm. Weight 2.256 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1695
Date to: Exactly AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.87 mm
Weight: 2.256 g
Diameter: 20.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2011
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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: Laureate bust right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields of England,Scotland,France and Ireland: Lion of Massau at centre.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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