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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-472862
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Sixpence of William III (AD 1694-1702). First bust. Cruciform shield reverse. Bristol mint.
Diameter: 20.81mm, Thickness: 1.15mm, Weight: 2.4g
Spink, P 361, No 3521
The coin is worn and bent in a slight S shape suggesting it may have been used as a "love token"
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1694
Date to: Circa AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.15 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 20.81 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right, below B over E
Obverse inscription: GVILELMVS/[III DEI] GRA //BE
Reverse description: Cruciform shields
Reverse inscription: […MAG/BRFRA/ETHI]B/REX16
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hanslope (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8047
Four figure Latitude: 52.11554364
Four figure longitude: -0.83309695
1:25K map: SP8047
1:10K map: SP84NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2011 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 46th Edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 361 | 3524 |
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