WMID-5EE1CE: Post-Medieval silver shilling of William III

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-5EE1CE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A probable Post-Medieval silver shilling of William III (AD 1694-1702) The size of the coin is comparable to a shilling however the coin has been smoothed and most of the detail lost. It was possibly smoothed to form some sort of token, possibly a love token.

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 1697
Date to: Exactly AD 1697

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm

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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: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shield - although too worn to identify
Reverse inscription: [MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Perton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ8301
Four figure Latitude: 52.60651263
Four figure longitude: -2.25246404
1:25K map: SJ8301
1:10K map: SJ80SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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