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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-7775A3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy jetton, anonymous issue made in Nuremberg, 'Lion of Saint Mark' type, c. 1540 - c. 1570 AD; cf. Mitchiner (1998:362) ref. 1112. The jetton has lost part of the flat (c.5%) to one side. The loss is a straight line and is very worn. It may have been missing from the original jetton.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1540
Date to: Circa AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: 27.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd May 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020777
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Anonymous stock
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Nibrate and winged Lion of St Mark standing passant guardant with book in right front paw
Obverse inscription: [...]OBEOBE[...]OBEO[...]
Reverse description: Imperial orb in double tressure of three arches and three points, pellets in spandrels flanking the points.
Reverse inscription: [..]OEB:O[...]EIO:OE[...]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alverdiston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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 | 362 | 1112 |
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