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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-EE0D91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Mary and Philip (1554-1558), struck at the Tower Mint, London. Mint Mark: unknown. The condition of the coin is poor - it is heavily worn and the edges are feathered - the flan is also cracked.
North:1973
Notes:
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1554
Date to: Circa AD 1558
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 23.1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finds Coin No: 24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Philip and Mary, 1554-1558 (N 1973)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [P]HILIP ET MAR[IA D G REX ET R]E[GINA]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [POSVIM]VS DEVM A[DVTO N]OS
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Farndon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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