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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-B4D077
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A groat (silver) of Mary I of England Minted: London (Tower). Type: (N 1960) Obverse description: Crowned bust right. Obverse inscription: Illegible. Reverse description: straight sided royal shield wirh cross fourchee over. Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.88 g
Diameter: 23.51 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th September 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Wendover [Pylon Field] 18.9.11
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: straight sided royal shield wirh cross fourchee over
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Wendover
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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