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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-63D78E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of William III, (1694-1702). Obverse: GV[ILIELM]VS [III DEI GRA]; laureate bust right. Reverse: [MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX]; crowned shields.
The coin is worn on each face and has been deliberately smoothed and bent into a very gentle S shape. These features suggest it was re-used as a love token. Coins of William III were commonly converted into love tokens.
Evidence of reuse: The coin is worn on each face and has been deliberately smoothed and bent into a very gentle S shape. These features suggest it was re-used as a love token.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2015 - Saturday 1st August 2015
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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: GV[ILIELM]VS [III DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Crowned shields.
Reverse inscription: [MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Elton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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