KENT-400A71: Kent-400A71. Post Medieval. Jetton. Probably struck by a known Guild Master. Obverse view.

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JETTON

Unique ID: KENT-400A71

Object type certainty: Certain
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1550-1630. Brass, medium size, thin Nuremberg jetton. Length 24.5mm, Truncated Width 14.8mm, Thickness 0.5mm, Diameter 24.5mm, Weight 0.6g. Probably struck by a known Guild master but illegible possibly Hanns Krauwinkel or Schultes. Obverse: Three crowns alternately with three fleur-de-lys. Reverse: Imperial orb within tressure. Illegible. Torn half of jetton only, probably damaged by the plough but very worn and corroded condition. Ref: Jetons, Medalets and Tokens - The Medieval Period and Nuremberg, Vol. 1, Michael Mitchener, Seaby 1988, page 391-446.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1550
Date to: AD 1630

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.5 mm
Width: 14.8 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th March 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Three crowns, alternately with three fleur-de-lys arranged contrifugally around a five petalled rose.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Imperial orb within tressure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Medway (Unitary Authority)
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Frindsbury Extra (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ7371
Four figure Latitude: 51.41162908
Four figure longitude: 0.48624068
1:25K map: TQ7371
1:10K map: TQ77SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	391-446

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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