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JETTON
Unique ID: KENT-AFF012
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probably 1562-1586. Copper alloy - brass, probable Nuremberg jetton of Hans Kraulwinkel I. Length 26.9mm, Width 26.3mm, Thickness 1.7mm, Diameter 26.9mm, Weight 5.9g. Obverse: Probable lion of Saint Mark. Inscription: Illegible. Reverse: Orb within ornate tressure. Inscription: Illegible. Mint name: Nuremberg. Moneyer: Hans Kraulwinkel. Extremely worn and corroded surfaces, slightly corroded/rounded edges but there is a patch of orange/brown patina in the central section of both the obverse and reverse sides. Ref. Jetons, Medalets and Tokens, The Medieval Period and Nuremberg, Vol. 1, M. Mitchener, Seaby 1988, page 430.
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 1562
Date to: Circa AD 1586
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.9 mm
Width: 26.3 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
Diameter: 26.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th May 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
To be known as: TANDRIDGE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | 430 |
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