Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-1C11E6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post-medieval silver groat of Mary (AD 1553 - 1554). Initial mark: Pomegranate. Mint of London (Tower). North (1991) Vol 2. No. 1960.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1553
Date to: Circa AD 1554
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.77 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 25.01 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st October 2015 - Wednesday 21st October 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Bust facing left
Obverse inscription: MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France with long cross.
Reverse inscription: VERITA/[STEM/]PORIS/FILIA
Initial mark: pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ7407
Four figure Latitude: 52.66009167
Four figure longitude: -2.38583435
1:25K map: SJ7407
1:10K map: SJ70NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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