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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-F83F2B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Mary, dating to AD1553-1554. Initial mark pomegranate. Mint of London. Cf. North Vol II, p. 126 no.1960.
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 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.41 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Diameter: 23.99 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SHC receipt no. 017190
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: [MA]RIA D G ANG [FRA] Z HIB REGI[NA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: VERITA/S TE[M[/PORIS/FILIA
Initial mark: Pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
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
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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