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JETTON
Unique ID: SF-0434F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1612
Date to: Circa AD 1651
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.95 g
Diameter: 27.82 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Hercules carrying the Cretan Bull on his shoulders
Obverse inscription: ASSIDVITATE ET TOLERANTIA
Reverse description: Mast with billowing sail mounted on the back of a tortoise right.
Reverse inscription: FESTINA LENTE
WOLF.LAUFER RECH:PE:
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 | nos. 1751-1753 |
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