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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-F3A267
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver groat of Mary I (1553-1558), minted at London, AD 1553-1554, North (1991:126), 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: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 24.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th April 2011
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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 facing left
Obverse inscription: MARIA pomegranate D G ANG FRA Z H[I]B REGI
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: VERITA/S pomegranate [TEM/P]ORIS/ FIL[IA]
Initial mark: Pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Longbridge Deverill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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