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Unique ID: BUC-059615
Object type certainty: Certain
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A 16th-century copper-alloy post-medieval Nuremberg jetton attributed to Hans Schultes I (fl. 1562-1586), rose/orb type, issued anonymously but with wedge initial mark (cf. Mitchiner 1363ff.)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1562
Date to: Circa AD 1586
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 24 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2012
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Issuer: Hans Schultes I
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Hans Schultes I (M1336-1376): 1553-1584
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternately with three lis around a six petalled rose
Obverse inscription: OBAOBAOBAOBA
Reverse description: An orb in a three arch tressure
Reverse inscription: wedge ABOA?BOAO[...]BOA[...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | 403 | 1363ff. |