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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-9D691B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver shilling of William III with the first bust dating to 1696. The obverse has the bust of the king facing right and the legend GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA. The reverse has crowned cruciform shields with small crowns and the legend MAG BR [FRA ET] HIB REX 1696.
Diameter: 25.3mm; weight: 5.5g
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
Date to: Exactly AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.5 g
Diameter: 25.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd July 2014 - Thursday 6th October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 0491
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: Bust of king facing right
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields with small crowns.
Reverse inscription: MAG BR [FRA ET] HIB REX 1696
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Whittington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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