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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-156BE2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin: Shilling of William III (1694-1702), issue of 1695-1701
Obverse description: Bust laureate right.
Obverse inscription: [---]MVS [--]
Reverse description: [cruciform shields]; indistinct trace of legend.
Diameter: 25.4mm, Weight: 4.87gms
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 1701
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.87 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39394
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
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 laureate right
Obverse inscription: [---]MVS [--]
Reverse description: [cruciform shields]; indistinct trace of legend.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haxey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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