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Post Medieval copper alloy jetton made by Matheus Lauffer of Nuremberg (Master 1612 to 1634), dated to AD 1618 on jetton. Rose/Orb design, reverse legend: GOTES SEGEN MACHET REICH (translated as: God's blessing maketh rich (from Proverbs 10, 22)). Mitchiner (1988: 480) ref.1695.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1618
Date to: Exactly AD 1618
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th July 2012
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Other reference: SCC reciept 22152
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Issuer: Mathaus Lauffer
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Rose encircled by three lis alternating with three crowns
Obverse inscription: ++ MATHEVS LAVFF[ER] IN [N]VRMBERG
Reverse description: Imperial orb within a double tressure of three arches and three points
Reverse inscription: + GOTES SEGEN MACHET REICH 1618
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
4 Figure: ST1320
Four figure Latitude: 50.972819
Four figure longitude: -3.240486
1:25K map: ST1320
1:10K map: ST12SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications |