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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-79C753
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of William III (1694-1702), issue of 1695-1700, as kindly identified by the finder, folded into a flat S-shaped profile as a keepsake.
Obverse description: Bust laureate right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III D[---]
Reverse description: Cruciform shields. Inscription worn away.
Diameter: 20.9mm, Weight: 2.67gms
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 1695
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.67 g
Diameter: 20.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM32097
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Bust laureate right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III D[---]
Reverse description: Cruciform shields. Inscription worn away.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9114
Four figure Latitude: 53.61465305
Four figure longitude: -0.62588526
1:25K map: SE9114
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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