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JETTON
Unique ID: HAMP-C10BC1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn, bent and corroded post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (fl. 1586-1635), 'Mercury bust' type (Mitchiner 1594). This jetton has received a slight loss to its circumference.
Notes:
Obv. descript.: Bust of Mercury facing right wearing a winged helmet
Obv. inscript.: * HANN[S] . KRAVWINCKEL . I[N . NV]
Rev. descript.: Orb within double elaborate trefoil
Rev. inscript.: HEVT . RODT . MORGE[N . TODTT .]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1586
Date to: Exactly AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.6 mm
Width: 20.6 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2943
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Kings Worthy (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4933
Four figure Latitude: 51.094223
Four figure longitude: -1.301668
1:25K map: SU4933
1:10K map: SU43SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 447 | 1594 |
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