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JETTON
Unique ID: ESS-972620
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton, Post Medieval in date (AD1500-1700). Rose and Orb jetton but too worn to identify further. The obverse depicts three crowns alternating with three lis arranged around a central rose. The reverse depicts an Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty within a three arched tressure. Both legends are illegible. The edges are worn and damaged. The jetton is typical of Nuremberg jettons from the 16th century. Weight: 0.7g. Diameter: 21.09mm.
Notes:
Identified from notes and photograph. No further information available.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 21.09 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 10th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Colchester OEF 6952
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternating with three lis arranged around a central rose
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty within a three arched tressure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
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