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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-802677
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
1553-1554. Mary hammerd silver groat. Length 23.4mm, Width 22.0mm, Thickness 0.6mm, Diameter 23.4mm, Weight 1.6g. Obverse: Crowned and draped bust left (M)ARIA D.(G. ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA) Reverse: Long cross fourchee over royal shield (VERITAS T)EMPORIS FILIA. London mint, privy mark (after first or second word in legend) Pomegranate, die axis 10 o'clock or 315 deg. Very worn condition, cracked across the flan, good silver colour but some grey tarnish and approximately a third of the coin edge damaged/ragged. Ref: Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2003, page 231 no. 2492 and English Hammered Coinage vol. 2 1991 reprinted 2006, J.J. North, page 126 no. 1960. Treasure case 2008.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T294
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1553
Date to: AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.4 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 23.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th April 2008
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008T294
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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Crowned and draped bust left
Obverse inscription: (M)ARIA D.(G ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA)
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: (VERITAS T)EMPORIS FILIA
Initial mark: Privy mark pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
Parish or ward: Edenbridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ4643
Four figure Latitude: 51.167617
Four figure longitude: 0.086863
1:25K map: TQ4643
1:10K map: TQ44SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 126 | 1960 | |
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 231 | 2492 |
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