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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A8D8B0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Mary. Damaged flan and very worn.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th April 2011
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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
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse inscription: [MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB RE]GI
Reverse description: Square-topped shield on long cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: [VER]ITA[S TEM]PORIS F[ILIA]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: South Somercotes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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