LON-B70FF6: Post medieval Nuremburg jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: LON-B70FF6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post medieval copper alloy Nuremburg jetton, anonymous Lion of St. Mark issue, dating to c. 1500 to 1570 AD (Mitchiner 1988, 364 no. 1118). It is slightly crumpled and measures 22.7mm (diameter) x 1.0mm (thickness) and weighs 3.35g.

The ornament around the tressure on the reverse is possibly connected to the Schultes workshop of Iorg and Hans I (ibid.)

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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3.35 g
Diameter: 22.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th May 2012

Rally details.

This object was found at Tower of London survey 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 72

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Anonymous stock
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of St. Mark whose halo interrupts inner circles and inscription
Obverse inscription: (Crown) OEB.V.A.PDOE.BV[...]DOEBA.
Reverse description: Orb with cross patty within three tressures; threes ornament surround
Reverse inscription: (Crown) DAE[...]AEVBDOPTE.VB.D
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found on the north bank of the Thames foreshore adjacent to the Tower of London
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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	364	1118

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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