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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-E25873
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg 'Rose/orb' jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II, fl.1586-1635. The jetton has been pierced close to the centre. Mitchiner 1988: p. 443-444, refs: 1553-1573.
Obverse: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN[ ]; Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a tressure of three arches
Reverse: GOTES SEGEN MACHT REICH; Three crowns, alternating with three lis, arranged centrifugally around a central rose with five petals
Evidence of reuse: Pierced
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1586
Date to: Exactly AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 21.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-372
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a tressure of three arches
Obverse inscription: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN[ ]
Reverse description: Three crowns, alternating with three lis, arranged centrifugally around a central rose with five petals
Reverse inscription: GOTES SEGEN MACHT REICH
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 443-444 | 1553-1573 |
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