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JETTON
Unique ID: LANCUM-C115E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A struck/hammered copper alloy jetton of Hanns Schultes III, struck in Nuremberg between 1608 and 1612.
A Nuremberg jetton of the 'rose / orb' type, consistent with dating to between 1608 and 1612. The obverse depicts three crowns alternatively with three Lis or Lys arranged centrifugally around a five petalled Rose. The obverse legend reads: +GLVCK KVMBT VON GOT ALEIN. The reverse depicts the Imperial Orb surmounted by a cross, within an ornamental tressure with three main arches. The reverse legend reads +HANS SCELTES IN NVRENBERG. The die axis is 6 o'clock.
Mitchiner (1988) has identified this issue as one struck by Hans Schultes III (#1415, p413). Hans Schultes III was the son of Hans II and was first cited as a Master in 1608, although it was likely that he was a master prior to this date. The last record of Hans III was in 1612, bringing to an end the documentary record of the Schultes family. Mitchiner (1988, p411) also notes that jettons struck by Hans III tend to be quite distinct from any of the earlier products of the Schultes workshop. All jettons have fully literate inscriptions and regular die axes.
Reference:
Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg. Jetons Medalets & Tokens Volume 1. Seaby.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1608
Date to: Circa AD 1612
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th July 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Schultes III
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternatively with three Lis arranged centrigually around a five petalled rose
Obverse inscription: +GLV[CK KV]MBT VON [GOT ALEIN]
Reverse description: Traditional imperial orb (with cross pattee) in a tressure with three main arches.
Reverse inscription: +[HANS SCELT]ES ZV [NVR]ENBERG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Over
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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