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JETTON

Unique ID: DEV-BF7CC2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy early post-medieval jetton issued in Tournai during the period AD 1497 to 1521. The obverse depicts the shield of France bearing two towers of Tournai in chief and two lis in base, all in a 9-arched tressure. The reverse depicts a simple cross patty with broad ends, in each angle a floral ornament.c.f. Mitchiner Volume One; page 237; cf. No. 720

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1497
Date to: Exactly AD 1521

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.05 g
Diameter: 24 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield of France bearing two towers of Tournai in chief and two lis in base, all in a 9-arched tressure.
Reverse description: Simple cross patty with broad ends, in each angle a floral ornament.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Teignbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Ashcombe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX9179
Four figure Latitude: 50.600511
Four figure longitude: -3.541542
1:25K map: SX9179
1:10K map: SX99NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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