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JETTON

Unique ID: SF-484B17

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

A copper-alloy Mercury bust jetton of Nuremburg master Wolf Lauffer II, c.1612-1651 AD. As Mitchiner, 1988: no. 1720a.

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: 1.15 g
Diameter: 20.94 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Bust of Mercury left wearing winged helmet
Obverse inscription: WOLF LAVFER IN NVRENBER[]
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee within a double stranded trefoil, all within an inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [AN]FANG BEDE[NKS] END[DT]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham

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
Mitchiner, M. 1988 Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg London Hawkins Publications no. 1720a

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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