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WMID-9BF766: WMID-9BF766. Medieval coin: Silver groat of Mary (1553-1554); pomegranate privy mark; North, 1991, p.126 (no. 1960). Obverse, reverse.

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-9BF766

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver groat of Mary (1553-1554); pomegranate privy mark; North, 1991, p.126 (no. 1960).

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
Weight: 1.57 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 12

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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: MARIA D G AnG F[...]I
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield.
Reverse inscription: VERITA/S TEm/(P)[...]A
Initial mark: Pomegranate privy mark.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
To be known as: Leigh CP

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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