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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-D88A40
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Nuremberg jetton of post-medieval date. The jetton has been pierced close to its edge, possibly for suspension.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced, possibly for suspension
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 1500
Date to: AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020155
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Imperial orb within tressure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Chedzoy
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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