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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-2790A8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy French jetton of late medieval date, Three circles containing fleur de lis / cross patty feuilly type, issued at Tournai. As Mitchiner's no. 603 (1988, p. 210).
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1461
Date to: AD 1497
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th November 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020148
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three circles (emblem of Tournai), a lis in each circle
Obverse inscription: S[IL] VOVS [PLAI S]OIT
Reverse description: Cross patty feuilly
Reverse inscription: [G]E[TT]E[S SEVRMENT]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Withycombe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 210 | no. 603 |
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