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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-581487
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval groat of Phillip and Mary dating to the period AD 1554- 1558. Reverse: POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTO NOS, cross fourchee over shield. Initial mark: Lis, London mint. North: 1973. The coin is heavily bent and distorted.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1554
Date to: Exactly AD 1558
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.91 g
Diameter: 23.32 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4954
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: Right facing crowned bust of Mary.
Obverse inscription: PHILIP MARIA DG REX [...]
Reverse description: Cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: [..]OSVIS DEV ADIVTO NOS
Initial mark: lis
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Breamore
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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