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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-A52551
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
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: Circa AD 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2004
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS. III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Four shields, one with a lion on it, another with a harp, the other two are too worn to see the image. In the centre there is a lion, within a decorative circle.
Reverse inscription: [1967] MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Adur (District)
To be known as: Sompting area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKay, J. | 1984 | A History of Modern English Coinage: Henry VII to Elizabeth II | Prentice Hall Press | 103-4 |
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