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COIN
Unique ID: LON-A8E7F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Queen Anne (AD 1702-1714). The date is illegible.
Obverse: ANNA : DEI GRATIA Draped bust facing left
Reverse: MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REG [] Crowned shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland arranged in a cruciform around a sun.
Dimensions: diameter: 20.61mm; weight: 2.43g.
The coin has been bent to form an "S-shaped" profile, indicating that it's secondary function was likely as a love token. Love tokens were often made from a silver denomination and are earlier post medieval in date. Creating love tokens was a common practice throughout the Post Medieval period and into the modern era.
Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink: London
Evidence of reuse: Used as a love token and bent in a S-shape.
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 1701
Date to: Circa AD 1714
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.43 g
Diameter: 20.61 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Anne of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: Anne (S 3590 - 3594, 3619 - 3624)
Obverse description: Draped bust facing left
Reverse:
Obverse inscription: ANNA : DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland arranged in a cruciform around a sun.
Reverse inscription: MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REG 17[]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Riverside (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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