WMID-1A0A9D: Post Medieval coin: Sixpence of Anne

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-1A0A9D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver sixpence of Anne (AD 1702 to AD 1714), dating to the period AD 1702 to AD 1714. Minted in Edinburgh. Spink, 2007, p 369, no 3620-2. Coin has been bent, probably for use as a love token.

Diameter: 20.2 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

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 1702
Date to: Circa AD 1714

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 20.2 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Anne of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: Anne (S 3590 - 3594, 3619 - 3624)
Obverse description: Bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ANNA DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: illegible
Initial mark: E
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: City of Stoke-on-Trent (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Stoke-on-Trent (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hanford and Trentham (Unitary Authority Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ8740
Four figure Latitude: 52.95721227
Four figure longitude: -2.19496106
1:25K map: SJ8740
1:10K map: SJ84SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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