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JETTON
Unique ID: WMID-3C9321
Object type certainty: Certain
A struck copper-alloy French / Tournai Jetton dating to the reigns of Louis XI (1461-1483) and Charles VII (1483-1497). Type IHS.
Obv: IHS in gothic script across field with upright stroke of the H crossed: flowers within the field (specifically above and below S)
+ AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER
Rev: Narrow armed single stranded cross fleuretty with flowers within angles
+ AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER
Diameter: 25.17 mm Thickness 1.5 mm Weight: 3.6 grams
Reference: Mitchener page 212 ref 608-611.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 1461
Date to: Exactly AD 1497
Dimensions and weight
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 25.17 mm
Quantity: 1
Jetton/ token data
Denomination: Jetton [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Obverse description: Obv: IHS in gothic script across field with upright stroke of the H crossed: flowers within the field (specifically above and below S)
Obverse inscription: + AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER
Reverse description: Narrow armed single stranded cross fleuretty with flowers within angles
Reverse inscription: + AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: West Midlands
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford On Avon
Parish: Claverdon
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP1964
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011 - Wednesday 31st August 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Tom Brindle
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Identified by: Dr Tom Brindle - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Thursday 9th February 2012
Updated: Thursday 9th February 2012
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