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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-4A7467
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete mid 16th-century silver post-medieval groat of Mary I, London mint, AD 1553-1554, North 1960.
This coin has lost a part to an old break equating to around 15% of the original flan.
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
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 23.76 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th December 2010
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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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: mA[RIA D] G AnG FR[A] Z hI[B] REGI, annulet stops
Reverse description: Bifurcated long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: VE[RITA/S] TEm/PORIS/FILIA ('Truth, the daughter of time')
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: Princes Risborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8001
Four figure Latitude: 51.70205
Four figure longitude: -0.843763
1:25K map: SP8001
1:10K map: SP80SW
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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