Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-396F95
Object type certainty: Certain
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A large fragment of a copper alloy, Medieval jetton, probably one of the French issues dating from AD1320 - 1420. A little over half of the flan has been torn away and is missing. The remaining portion is 26.6mm long, 13.6mm wide and 1mm thick. It weighs 1.23gm.
For reference, see Mitchiner, 1988, Jettons, Medalets and Tokens; The Medieval Period and Nuremberg, pages 159 - 189.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1320
Date to: Circa AD 1420
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.6 mm
Width: 13.6 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.23 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2012 - Thursday 20th September 2012
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Other reference: PAS form number 1976
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: (...)OI(..)EA
Reverse description: A triple-stranded cross fleuretty within a tressure of four arches.
Reverse inscription: None visible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
4 Figure: SE5100
Four figure Latitude: 53.494241
Four figure longitude: -1.232735
1:25K map: SE5100
1:10K map: SE50SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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