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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-1D0DE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver shilling of William III, 1696.
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 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.75 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 17th November 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
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: William III (S 3497 - 3519)
Obverse description: Right facing laureate bust
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Cross of five crests 1696
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FR ET HIB REX
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Bottesford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8238
Four figure Latitude: 52.93314943
Four figure longitude: -0.78147304
1:25K map: SK8238
1:10K map: SK83NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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