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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-6D1B4E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval shilling of William III (1689-1702), dating to the period AD 1695-1699. First bust. MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16[...] reverse type depicting crowned cruciform shields.
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 1695
Date to: Exactly AD 1699
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.57 g
Diameter: 24.46 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM5129
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: Crowned and draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields edge milled.
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16[...]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
District: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Chiseldon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1780
Four figure Latitude: 51.5186675
Four figure longitude: -1.75638784
1:25K map: SU1780
1:10K map: SU18SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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