SUSS-5D4307: Post Medieval Coin: Silver Groat Probably of Mary

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-5D4307

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An extremely worn, bent and torn groat of Mary, dated to 1553-1554 AD. Privy mark illegible, but would have been a pomegranate. Detail on the obverse is almost entirely missing due to severe surface wear, however it is possible to read traces of the obverse legend: MAR[IA] [DG] ANG FRA Z [h]YB REGI[NA]; no trace of the bust remains and a bend in the coin runs through the centre. The reverse depicts a long cross fourchee over royal square-topped shield. The reverse legend reads: VERI[TAS] [TEMP]OR(I)S F[ILIA]. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, No. 1960.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th October 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: BIL 17

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 description: Illegible.
Obverse inscription: MAR[IA] [DG] ANG FRA Z [h]YB REGI[NA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal square-topped shield.
Reverse inscription: VERI[TAS] [TEMP]OR(I)S F[ILIA]
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Yapton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU9702
Four figure Latitude: 50.809442
Four figure longitude: -0.624648
1:25K map: SU9702
1:10K map: SU90SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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