Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: NARC-8A3D16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Silver hammered groat of Mary. Very worn and damaged.
Obverse: [MARIA.D.G.ARG.FRA.T.HIB.ANGL] bust left
Reverse: sheild. [VERITA/S TEM/PORIS /FILIA]
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.53 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th June 2011
This information is restricted for your access level.
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: shield
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5654
Four figure Latitude: 52.181417
Four figure longitude: -1.182394
1:25K map: SP5654
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.