PUBLIC-00B096: Post-medieval Nuremberg jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-00B096

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of anonymous issuer dating to c. 1550-1600. Rose/orb type with fictitious inscription. Minted at Nuremberg.

It measures 24.5mm in diameter, in thickness 0.9mm, and weighs 3.1g. The curved cut-outs at the circumference are likely to have derived from the production process.

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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th April 2003

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Anonymous master period
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Not further defined
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns each with three annulets at tips alternating with three lis arranged around a central rose formed of six petals
Obverse inscription: BOBHOLA[...]AO[...]SL[...].
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a double stranded tressure of three arches and three angles; a pellet to either side of each angle
Reverse inscription: [...]OBA[...]
Die axis measurement: 2 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

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

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