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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-3D0EF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702), first bust on obverse and early harp and large crowns on reverse, dated to 1696 on reverse, Spink 3520.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1696
Date to: Exactly AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.78 g
Diameter: 21.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th January 2015 - Saturday 24th January 2015
Rally details.
This object was found at Plymouth Pinpointers at Port Eliot
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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: London
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: draped first bust facing right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS.III.DEI.GRA.
Reverse description: crowned cruciform shields with early harp and large crowns
Reverse inscription: MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX.1696.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Germans (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX3558
Four figure Latitude: 50.39865984
Four figure longitude: -4.32297067
1:25K map: SX3558
1:10K map: SX38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | 349, | no.3520 |
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