Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-C68913
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702), reverse date of [1]6[9]7, faint 'E' under the bust on the obverse indicates Exeter mint, possibly Spink 3530, 3534 or 3541.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1697
Date to: Exactly AD 1697
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 21.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd October 2015 - Friday 2nd October 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS.III.DEI.[G]RA.
Reverse description: crowned cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW6839
Four figure Latitude: 50.20543684
Four figure longitude: -5.25263224
1:25K map: SW6839
1:10K map: SW69NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | pp. 50-351 | nos. 3530, 3535 and 3541. |