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JETTON

Unique ID: SWYOR-116185

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy Medieval jetton dating from about 1350 - 1400. One side has a double-stranded cross arcuate fleuretty. The other side is very worn but the design can just be seen to be a Late variant of the King with Shield type. There is an elongated hole in the material and additional damage to one edge. The original border appears to have been removed or otherwise worn away so any inscriptions are no longer visible. Compare Mitchiner number 410. This jetton was issued from 1350 - 1400 and is French.

Thickness: 1.2mm; Diameter: 24.2mm; Weight: 1.31g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 24.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th October 2011 - Thursday 10th November 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1671

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Double stranded arcuate cross fleuretty
Reverse description: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Pontefract South (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4620
Four figure Latitude: 53.67445317
Four figure longitude: -1.30515402
1:25K map: SE4620
1:10K map: SE42SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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