WMID-9FECB7: Post Medieval Coin: Sixpence of Anne (Edinburgh mint)

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-9FECB7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver, Post Medieval to Modern, complete, sixpence of Anne (AD 1702 - AD 1714), dating to the period AD 1707. MAG BRI FR ET HIB REG reverse type depiciting crowned cruciform shields. Mint: Edinburgh. Spink (2007) p 363, No 3594.

Diameter: 21.2 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.6 g

Sixpence is heavily worn.

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 1707
Date to: Exactly AD 1707

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2015 - Thursday 31st December 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: Anne (S 3590 - 3594, 3619 - 3624)
Obverse description: Draped bust left. E below breast.
Obverse inscription: ANNA DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields with plumes and roses between (roses in angles 1 and 3, plumes in angles 2 and 4). Dated 1707.
Reverse inscription: MAG [ ] ET HIB REG 17 07
Initial mark: -
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3192
Four figure Latitude: 52.52499844
Four figure longitude: -1.54451576
1:25K map: SP3192
1:10K map: SP39SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out detecting

References cited

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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