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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-155DF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Mary groat, c.1553-1554, Spink 2492, unclear mint.
Obverse: Bust is completely worn off; inscription: [...]A D.G. ANG[...].
Reverse: Royal shield superimposed over long cross, inscription: + VERITAS TEMP[...]
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 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th October 2021
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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: Mary I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Bust is completely worn off.
Obverse inscription: [...]A D.G. ANG[...]
Reverse description: Royal shield superimposed over long cross.
Reverse inscription: + VERITAS TEMP[...]
Initial mark: +
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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