LON-74FDA3: A Post Medieval copper alloy German pfennig

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JETTON

Unique ID: LON-74FDA3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A post-medieval copper-alloy jetton: German pfennig (penny) by Lauffer, probably minted in Nuremberg (17th century).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 21.84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st 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: Bust right.
Obverse inscription: HVD […] ET NAV REX
Reverse description: Crown above square-topped shield
Reverse inscription: […]OHR LAUFFERS RECH PFENING
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
Parish or ward: Saffron Walden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL5738
Four figure Latitude: 52.018213
Four figure longitude: 0.286542
1:25K map: TL5738
1:10K map: TL53NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LON
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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