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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-291CF6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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: 0.3 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Diameter: 24.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

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 of Mary, left.
Obverse inscription: MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA
Initial mark: Pomegranate
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine