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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-5CDC72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of William III, (AD1694-1702). Reverse: 1697 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX; crowned cruciform shields. York mint. Later harp. Spink no. 3545.
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 1697
Date to: Circa AD 1697
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.95 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd January 2016 - Sunday 3rd January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform cross.
Reverse inscription: 1697 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Y
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Norton-on-Derwent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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