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COIN
Unique ID: DYFED-74DF29
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete Silver Groat of Mary I dating to 1553 - 54. The obverse features the crowned bust of Mary I facing west, within inner circle, legend around MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI. The reverse features a quartered shielf over long cross fourchee within inner circle, legend around VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA. Slight damage between 11 and 1 o clock on obverse, coin very worn and almost flat on obverse. The coin weighs 1.6g and is 21.06mm in diameter.
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
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 21.06 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 127791
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 inscription: MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI
Reverse inscription: VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: The Havens
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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