Sola Coinage Public Deposited
A name given to the first coinage of Mary of England, issued in 1553, the year before her marriage to Philip of Spain. The Groats and half Groats of this series bear the motto VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA, i.e., "Truth is the Daughter of Time." This motto was suggested by the Romish priesthood, in allusion to her efforts to bring the country under Roman dominion, after this faith had been sup- pressed by her predecessors.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)