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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-6157F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, worn and pierced Medieval copper-alloy jetton (c. 1300-c. 1500). Not further defined. The jetton has a pierced circular hole at the centre with a diameter of 1.7mm.
Obverse: [ ]; Illegible motif inside circle
Reverse: Cross fleuretty in a four arched double tressure. Illegible letters in external angles
Diameter: 24.5mm. Weight: 3.36g.
Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced at the centre
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: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-5-173
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Not further defined
Group: Not further defined
Type: Unknown: c. 1250 - c. 1521
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Illegible motif inside circle
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Cross fleuretty in a four arched double tressure. Illegible letters in external angles
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 & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg | London | B A Seaby Ltd |
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