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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-CB6AF7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Philip and Mary (1554-1558), the coin is heavily damaged and worn making identification very difficult
North 1973
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: 0.85 g
Diameter: 21 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00877
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: Lost entirely
Obverse inscription: [PHILIP Z MARIA D] G R[EX Z REGI]NA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [POS]V[IM]VS [DEVM ADIVTOS] NO[S]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: Gobowen
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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