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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-902458

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete silver Groat of Mary (AD 1553-1554). Long cross over squared shield reverse. London mint.

Diameter: 22.91mm, Thickness: 0.50mm, Weight: 1.2g

The coin is missing two sections between 7-11 and 11-12 O’clock

North Vol II, P 126, No 1960.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 22.91 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th October 2020

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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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [M]A[RIADGANGFRAZHIBRE]GINA
Reverse description: Long cross over squared shield reverse
Reverse inscription: VERI[TASTEMPO]R[ISFILIA]
Initial mark: Pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Stowe IX Churches (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6456
Four figure Latitude: 52.19852708
Four figure longitude: -1.06502953
1:25K map: SP6456
1:10K map: SP65NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	126	1960

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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