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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-879E88
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Queen Anne shilling, Edinburgh mint. Obverse: bust facing left, mint mark of E* below bust. Reverse: four crowned square shields set crosswise with date 1707 around topmost Scottish shield.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1707
Date to: Exactly AD 1707
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 5.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Anne of Great Britain
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: Anne (S 3583 - 3589, 3608 - 3618)
Obverse description: Bust left, mint mark below bust
Obverse inscription: ANNA. DEI / GRACIA
Reverse description: Four crowned square shields set crosswise.
Reverse inscription: 07 MAG / BRI.FR / ET.HIB / REG. [17]
Initial mark: E *
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: AG001B
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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