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JETTON
Unique ID: DENO-9D48F7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval token; struck copper alloy jeton of English manufacture and late 14th century date. Obv. Simple shield within inner circle. The shield is decorated with three diagonal lines from top left to bottom right. The outer ring of the token has a line of elongated pellets running around it. No inscription Rev. Voided long cross with a trefoil terminal to each arm. Pellet in the centre. Lys in each quadrant. No inscription Diameter 21.59mm, weight 1.69g. Ref: Compare Mitchener numbers 294-296
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1350
Date to: AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.69 g
Diameter: 21.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th June 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DERBY E6084
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Simple shield within inner circle. The shield is decorated with three diagonal lines from top left to bottom right. The outer ring of the token has a line of elongated pellets running around it.
Obverse inscription: No inscription
Reverse description: Voided long cross with a trefoil terminal to each arm. Pellet in the centre. Lys in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: No inscription
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Egmanton area
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 | numbers 294-296 |
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