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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-B793E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Mary (AD 1553 to 1558) dating to the period AD 1553 to 1554 . North Number 1960.
The obverse depicts a crowned bust left surrounded by the legend which reads MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI. The reverse depicts a long cross fourchée over a royal shield. The legend reads VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA. The privy mark is the pomegranate.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 23.3 mm
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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 left
Obverse inscription: MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over a royal shield.
Reverse inscription: VERITA/S TEM/PORIS/FILIA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
To be known as: Near Brompton on Swale
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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