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Unique ID: SF-B9F864
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete Medieval to Post Medieval coper-alloy Nuremberg "Lion of St. Mark" jetton dating to circa AD 1490-1585. Obverse: winged Lion of St. Mark clutching a book of gospels. Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty within a three lobed tressure. Fictitious legends. As Mitchiner 1988: nos 1097-1101.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1585
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.3 g
Diameter: 26.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2022 - Friday 20th May 2022
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Issuer: Anonymous stock
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Lion of St Mark
Type: Unknown (M1093-1120a) - Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Fictitious legend
Obverse inscription: Lion of St Mark standing left, nimbate and winged, tail raised and holding book in right forepaw
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty within a three lobed tressure.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol I | London | Seaby |