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JETTON
Unique ID: NARC-058B37
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy jetton. Hammered. Jetton from an issue known as Stock jettons of Tounai, issued circa 1415-1497. According to Mitchiner, "The town of Tournai began exploiting the mass market for stock jettons when Royal authority was at a low ebb during the last years of Charles VI" (page 215).
This particular jetton was part of the sixth issue - a 'Sheild of france' jetton.
Obverse: sheild of France containing three complete lis. Often with a small crown of helmet abive the sheild. + MARIA GRACIA PLENA II
Reverse: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty in four-arched tressure. = - A - V - E in external angles.
Pierced from the reverse at 7 o'clock.
Similar in Mitchiner, fig. 665, page 224.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.44 g
Diameter: 29 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Barby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5467
Four figure Latitude: 52.298479
Four figure longitude: -1.209569
1:25K map: SP5467
1:10K map: SP56NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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