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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-5A8A11
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy Crown jetton issued in France, 1385-1461. Mitchiner 1988: 180. ref: 468.
Obverse: AVE mARIA GRACIA PN (double crosslet stops); Crown with three rosettes across the body
Reverse: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a 4-arched tressure; around A-V-E-M (possibly)
Diameter: 24.0mm. Weight: 4.15g.
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: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1385
Date to: Exactly AD 1461
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.15 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-353
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: French
Group: Crown
Type: (M460-481, 532-539, 567) - Unknown: 1385-1461
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crown with three rosettes across the body
Reverse:
Obverse inscription: AVE mARIA GRACIA PN (double crosslet stops)
Reverse description: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a 4-srched tressure; around A-V-E-M (possibly)
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg | London | B A Seaby Ltd | 180 | 468 |
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