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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-317E79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver shilling of William III, (1694-1702). Reverse: 1696 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX; crowned cruciform shields. Milled edge, Exeter mint. AD 1696. Spink no. 3500.
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 1696
Date to: Circa AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.4 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2016 - Sunday 14th February 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: William III (S 3497 - 3519)
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields.
Reverse inscription: 1696 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: E
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Mollington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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