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Unique ID: DEV-A5C851
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post-Medieval silver groat of Phillip and Mary, dating to AD 1554-1558. Lis initial mark, mint of London. North (1991: 129) no. 1973.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1554
Date to: Exactly AD 1558
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.65 g
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Other reference: SCC receipt: 019332
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: PHILIP Z MARIA D G REX Z REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield quartered by long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI/MVS DE/VM ADIV/TOROS
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SX4475
Four figure Latitude: 50.55388805
Four figure longitude: -4.20353392
1:25K map: SX4475
1:10K map: SX45SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |