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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-4E3C15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Worn milled sixpence of William III (1694-1702), folded to an S shaped profile as a keepsake; possibly partially unfolded thereafter.
Obverse description: Bust right.
Reverse description: Cruciform shields.
Diameter: 20.6mm, Weight: 1.96gms
Evidence of reuse: Folded as keepsake
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 1694
Date to: Exactly AD 1702
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.96 g
Diameter: 20.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33635
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 right
Reverse description: Cruciform shields.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
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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