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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-E4F127
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A gold guinea of William III dated 1701.
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 1701
Date to: Circa AD 1701
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.2 g
Diameter: 24.62 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 16-348
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Guinea: William III (S 3458 - 3465)
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1701
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Whitchurch (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4645
Four figure Latitude: 51.20236818
Four figure longitude: -1.34297471
1:25K map: SU4645
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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