WAW-B1BAA4: Medieval jetton: issued during the reign of Charles VI (Obverse and reverse).

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JETTON

Unique ID: WAW-B1BAA4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval jetton: issued during the reign of Charles VI, minted between 1385 and 1422.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1380
Date to: AD 1422

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 26.19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th November 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Charles VI of France
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield with three lis. This is the modern shield of France.
Obverse inscription: AVE MARIA GR[ ]D[ ]
Reverse description: Triple stranded cross, each arm terminates with lis within a quatrefoil.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3140
Four figure Latitude: 52.05752
Four figure longitude: -1.549283
1:25K map: SP3140
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mitchiner, M.	1991	Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Low Countries and France	London	Hawkins Publications	p. 175 ff.

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

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