YORYM-A2A2C1: Medieval to post-medieval : Jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: YORYM-A2A2C1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy French jetton of medieval to post-medieval date, Tournay mint, circa 1400-1500. A similar example can be seen in Barnard, plate VII, no.65/66.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.19 mm
Weight: 4.74 g
Diameter: 25.88 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd September 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Heater shield topped by trefoil within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Cross potent within an inner circle, flowers in each canton
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wold Newton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Barnard, F.P.	1916	The Casting-Counter and the Counting Board: A Chapter in the History of Numismatics and Early Arithmetic	Oxford	Oxford University Press	plate VII	no.65/66

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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