PUBLIC-EBFA02: Post-medieval Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II

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JETTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-EBFA02

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (fl. 1586-1635) dating 1586-1635. Rose/orb type inscribed GOTTES GABEN SOL MAN LOB. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 441) no. 1537.

In good condition, the reverse side is slightly off struck. The jetton measures 22.0mm in diameter, in thickness 0.6mm, and weighs 1.2g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th April 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: GOTTES GABEN type (M1534-1539) - Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternating with three lis, arranged around a central rose formed of six bilobed petals
Obverse inscription: HANS KRAVWINCKEL IN . NV
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a double-stranded tressure of three arches and three angles
Reverse inscription: GOTTES . GABEN . SOL MAN LOB.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mitchiner, M.	1988	Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg	London	B A Seaby Ltd	441	1537

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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