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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-C57EFB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn groat of Mary I and Philip (1554-1558), Spink 2508, North 1973.
Obverse:- Crowned head of Mary facing left. Legend around ' P[HILI]P [ET MARIA D G R]EX [ET RE]GINA'
Reverse:- A quartered shield, the cross extending to rim. Legend ' POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTO NOS'
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
Length: 22.4 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th January 2019 - Saturday 8th December 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: 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 head of Mary facing left.
Obverse inscription: P[HILI]P [ET MARIA D G R]EX [ET RE]GINA'
Reverse description: A quartered shield, the cross extending to rim
Reverse inscription: POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTO NOS'
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Londesborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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