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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-34C554
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver groat of Mary (1553-4). North no. 1960 (1991, p. 126). One third of the coin is bent forwards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 22463
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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: [Crowned bust, left]
Obverse inscription: [MA]RIA pomegranate D G [ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: [VE]RITAS pomegranate T[EMPORIS] FILIA
Initial mark: Pomegranate (privy mark)
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 126 | 1960 |
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