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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-CF8DB7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of William III, possibly intended to be a love token. Reverse: 169(6) MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX; crowned cruciform shields.
The coin is worn and has been bent this may suggest that it was re-used as a love token.
Dimensions: 20mm in diameter, 2.7g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1696
Date to: Circa AD 1696
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2017 - Friday 19th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: GVLIEIMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields.
Reverse inscription: 169(6) MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
District: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Marple
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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