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Unique ID: SF-89DCF5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Shield of France jetton, probably of Tournai, c.15th century AD. Similar to Mitchiner, 1988: no. 707.
Obverse: *AVE MARIA:GRACIA:PLEnA, Shield of France modern, a star above and to each side, within an inner circle.
Reverse: *[]*-*[A?]*-*V*-*E*, Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a quatrefoil.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.74 g
Diameter: 29.33 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Tournai (late)
Group: France Modern
Type: (M624-628, 665-711) - Unknown: c. 1415 - c. 1497
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield of France modern, a star above and to each side, within an inner circle.
Obverse inscription: *AVE MARIA:GRACIA:PLEnA
Reverse description: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a quatrefoil
Reverse inscription: *[]*-*[A?]*-*V*-*E*
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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