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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-8E9EF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete struck / hammered silver groat of Mary (1553-1554) dating to 1553-1554. VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA reverse depicting a long cross fourchee over a royal shield. North no 1960.
Diameter: 24.63mm. Thickness: 1.28mm. Weight: 1.79mm. Die axis: 12 o'clock
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.28 mm
Weight: 1.79 g
Diameter: 24.63 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Monday 14th October 2013
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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 REGI
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over a royal shield
Reverse inscription: VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA
Initial mark: Pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Shrewsbury Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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