NLM-E41F34: A post-medieval pierced Nuremberg jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: NLM-E41F34

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A pierced Nuremberg jetton, Wolf Lauffer, c.1554-1670 AD

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1554
Date to: Circa AD 1670

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM10009

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns and three lis around a rosette
Obverse inscription: [...]WVLF LAVFFER
Reverse description: Reichsapfel
Reverse inscription: GOTES RECHEN MACHT REICH

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3598
Four figure Latitude: 53.461451
Four figure longitude: 0.031953
1:25K map: TF3598
1:10K map: TF39NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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