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JETTON
Unique ID: SOMDOR-1D2843
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper-alloy rose/orb jetton produced by Hanns Krauwinckel II of Nuremberg between 1586 and 1635. The jetton has been pierced in the centre. Mitchiner's no. 1542 or 1543.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1586
Date to: AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 021582
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternately with three lis, arranged around a central rose
Obverse inscription: [H]ANNS KRAVWINCKEL [IN] NVR
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee, within a tressure with three main arches
Reverse inscription: GOTES REICH BLIBT EWICK
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Crewkerne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | 441 | no. 1542 or 1543 |
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