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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-54E904
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver groat of Philip and Mary (AD 1554-58). Initial Mark: Lis/Lis. As North, Vol II, P 129, No 1973.
Obverse inscription: + PHILIP:Z:MARIA D:G:REX.Z.REGIN[A]
Obverse description: Crowned bust of Mary left
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/MVS.[DE]/VM.ADIV/TO:NOS
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Measurements: Diameter:23.45mm; thickness: 0.59mm and weight: 1.58g
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 1554
Date to: Circa AD 1558
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.59 mm
Weight: 1.58 g
Diameter: 23.45 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Philip and Mary, 1554-1558 (N 1973)
Obverse description: Crowned bust of Mary left
Obverse inscription: + PHILIP:Z:MARIA D:G:REX.Z.REGIN[A]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/MVS.[DE]/VM.ADIV/TO:NOS
Initial mark: Lis/Lis
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Patching (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0807
Four figure Latitude: 50.85244438
Four figure longitude: -0.46711013
1:25K map: TQ0807
1:10K map: TQ00NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 1973 |
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