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JETTON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-5518C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of uncertain issuer dating c. 1550-1600. Rose/orb type with unclear inscription. Minted at Nuremberg.
The jetton measures 22.8mm in diameter, has a thickness of 0.3mm, and weighs 1.1g.
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: 0.3 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 22.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th April 2012
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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, alternating with three lis, arranged around a central rose
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a double stranded tressure of three arches and three angles; a pellet flanking each arch on each side
Reverse inscription: Illegible
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: SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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