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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-587A67
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval hammered silver groat of Queen Mary circa 1553-54. A very worn and flan damaged coin. Obverse has crowned bust facing left with an inscription (MARIA DG ANG_ _ _ __ _ _ B REG _) there is a pomegranate mintmark after Maria. The reverse has a shield bearing the royal arms beneath a cross and the inscription ( _ _ _ ITA STEM PORIS FILI _ ) there is a pomegranate mark before Temporis
North number 1960.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.51 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 23.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th October 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Mary I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with pomegranate mark
Obverse inscription: MARIA DG ANG[...]B REG[...]
Reverse description: shield bearing the royal arms beneath a cross
Reverse inscription: [..]ITA STEM PORIS FILI[...]
Initial mark: pomegranate
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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