Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-C1BF65
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver groat of Mary, 1553-4.
The coin is very worn
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 22.42 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th June 2008
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Other reference: No.227
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Bust left (?)
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over shield
Reverse inscription: [VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: NZ2742
Four figure Latitude: 54.7722
Four figure longitude: -1.581826
1:25K map: NZ2742
1:10K map: NZ24SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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