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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-BC20D1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn and damaged mid 16th-century silver post-medieval groat of Mary I, London mint, AD 1553-1554, North 1960
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.43 mm
Diameter: 22.99 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd September 2006
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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
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 facing left
Obverse inscription: [m]ARI[A D G AnG FRA Z] hI[B REGI], annulet stops
Reverse description: Bifurcated long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: V[ERITA]/S [T]Em/[PO]RIS/FIL[IA] ('Truth, the daughter of time')
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Oakley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 104 | 1960 |
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