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JETTON
Unique ID: LANCUM-EFD261
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Struck/hammered cu-alloy French medieval jetton, dating from the medieval period, that is circa 1400-1600. Made from copper alloy, the obverse looks to be a shield made up of three rope-like lines attatched to a fleur de lis at the base, with three fleur de lis' in the middle. There may be a legend around the edge, with more fleur de lis' but this is badly worn. On the reverse side there is an intricate cross fleury design with fleur de lis attached to the ends of the lines, a four lefted floral shape in the middle and around the outside of the cross.
It is very basic, so probably a Tournai stock jetton of the shield of France (ancient) series. Mitchiner (p. 228) 695ff. have letters in the angles on the reverse but nothing quite like this ?single-stranded cross fleuretty.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.53 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th July 2000 - Friday 23rd July 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
Parish or ward: Maryport (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY0336
Four figure Latitude: 54.709629
Four figure longitude: -3.507051
1:25K map: NY0336
1:10K map: NY03NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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. 228 | 695ff. |
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