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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-6B5558
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg Lion of St Mark jetton (c. 1500-c. 1570). Mitchiner 1988: 362-364, refs: 1113-1120.
Obverse: Unclear fictitious inscription; Lion of St. Mark standing left, nimbate and winged, holding book of gospels in right fore-paw. Halo projects upwards and interrupts the marginal inscription
Reverse: Unclear fictitious inscription; Imperial orb within a double tressure of three arches
Diameter: 25.6mm. Weight: 3.91g. DA=12:9.
Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.91 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-60
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Anonymous master period
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Lion of St Mark
Type: Unknown (M1093-1120a) - Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of St. Mark standing left, nimbate and winged, holding book of gospels in right fore-paw. Halo projects upwards and interrupts the marginal inscription
Obverse inscription: Unclear fictitious inscription
Reverse description: Unclear fictitious inscription; Imperial orb within a double tressure of three arches
Reverse inscription: Unclear fictitious inscription
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 362-364 | 1113-1120 |
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