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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-CA61A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence probably of William III, (1688-1694) possibly intended to be a love token. The coin is worn on each face suggesting it was re-used as a love token. Coins of William III were commonly converted into love tokens.
Dimensions: 20mm in diameter, 1.2g.
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 1688
Date to: Circa AD 1694
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th May 2016 - Friday 20th May 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
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Nether Alderley
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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