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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-F800A0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval sixpence of William III dating from 1696, turned into a 'love token'.
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS DEI GRA
Reverse description: cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: 96 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16
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 1696
Date to: Exactly AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.34 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: GVLIELMVS DEI GRA
Reverse description: cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: 96 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Over Kellet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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