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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-380206
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy jetton, type unclear; possibly four keys arranged in a cross, a pascal lamb or a different cross on one side. The other side is illegible. The jetton has been pierced with five irregular, sub-circular holes arranged roughly in a pattern with one in the centre and four in an almost square around it. The holes are old and worn. It is 19.9mm in diameter, 0.9mm thick and weighs 1.52 grams.
The form of piercing is similar to modern buttons but the design is clearly that of a Medieval jetton.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Evidence of reuse: Pierced
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1275
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.52 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 020838
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible, possibly pellets
Reverse description: Series of horizontal and vertical lines, possibly four keys arranged in a cross or other cross design or a pascal lamb
Reverse inscription: Annulets alternating with uprights: OIOIOIOI etc
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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