File:Post Medieval Coin, Sixpence of William III (FindID 544574).jpg

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Post Medieval Coin: Sixpence of William III
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Eloise Markwick, 2013-02-15 15:10:06
Title
Post Medieval Coin: Sixpence of William III
Description
English: A complete but worn silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702). The coin has been bent twice and has an irregular 'S'-shaped profile, indicating that the coin has been turned into a 'love token'. Obverse shows a worn laureate bust right. Obverse legend read [GV]LIEL[MVS] III DEI GRA. Reverse shows four crowned single shields arranged as a cross with a lion rampant at the centre. Reverse legend: [___MAG/BR] FRA /ET HIB [REX_]. Diameter: 21.57mm. Thickness: 0.94mm. Weight: 2.6g. Die axis: 6 o'clock
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 1694 and 1702
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1694-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1702-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 544574
Old ref: WMID-A7FA96
Filename: WMID-A7FA96.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/416067
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/416067/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/544574
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 29 November 2020)
Object location52° 40′ 12″ N, 2° 17′ 30.66″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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