Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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JETTON

Unique ID: CORN-9DEBE8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th April 2012 - Thursday 5th April 2012

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Anonymous master period
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of Saint Mark standing left, nimbate and winged, holding Book of Gospels in raised right fore-paw but only part of Book, chest and wing can be made out
Obverse inscription: BEONEO...EN
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by cross within a tressure of three arches with annulet ornaments outside the tressure
Reverse inscription: OVENE
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor